| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozley Park Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A home in Mozley Park. Text from slide presentation: Again, the porch is a dominant feature. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: that a turbulent chapter of Atlanta's history was written here as Blacks sought new housing opportunities equal to their emerging middle-class status. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: Their individual stories tell us a lot about our city's history and therefore ourselves. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Men Repair Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Unidentified men repair the roof of a house. Text from slide presentation: As one drives along the quiet streets of Mozley Park, it is difficult to imagine | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, Community development | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: These are only three of Atlanta's African American neighborhoods. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: Every Atlanta neighborhood has a story to tell. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Homes, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of historic Atlanta homes. Text from slide presentation: One is to list your neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places, the nation's honor roll of buildings and districts that are significant in local, state or national history. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: This designation process involves research into a neighborhood's history and documentation of its heritage. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: It is important that Atlanta's historic African-American neighborhoods be preserved so that the heritage they represent is preserved. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: Another, stronger way to protect them is through district designation under Atlanta's Historic Preservation Ordinance. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Residential Street, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of a residential street. Text from slide presentation: Designation of your neighborhood can help preserve both the history and heritage that echo across the years. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Atlanta Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A historic Atlanta home. Text from slide presentation: There are many ways to help preserve your neighborhood. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Map of Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A map of Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: Among Atlanta's oldest African-American neighborhoods is Reynoldstown. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Map of Three Black Neighborhoods, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A map of three Black neighborhoods in Atlanta. Text from slide presentation: To illustrate this point, we are going to look at three Black neighborhoods-- Reynoldstown in the east, South Atlanta in the south, and Mozley Park in the west --to see what they can tell us about Atlanta's history. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Cabbagetown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Three homes in Cabbagetown. Text from slide presentation: Cabbagetown and | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Shotgun Homes, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of two shotgun homes. Text from slide presentation: . . . and shotgun houses like these along Wylie Street. The origin of the shotgun house is much debated, but some | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Magnolia Lane, circa 1990 | 1985/1995 | View of a tree-lined avenue. Text from slide presentation:. . . is still there today. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education | General Photographs Collection |
| Julian Bond at a Meeting, circa 1990 | 1985/1995 | Julian Bond stands before a group of women. | African American men, African American women | General Photographs Collection |
| Gregory Zuek, Lorene, and Byron Brown, 1974 | 1974 | View of Gregory Zuek, Lorene, and Byron Brown at a graduation party. Written on recto: Gregory Zuek, Lorene and Byron Brown | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Special events | General Photographs Collection |
| Lorene Byron Brown with Boll's Family, 1974 | 1974 | View of Lorene Byron Brown with Boll's family at a graduation party. Written on recto: Lorene Byron Brown with Boll's Family. | African Americans--Education, Portraits and people, Special events | General Photographs Collection |
May 29, 2020
General Photographs Collection
The General Photograph collection, includes photographs documenting the African American experience. This collection is organized into two series: individuals and subjects, and consists of photographs of notable figures including, W.E.B. DuBois and his family, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his time as a student at the AUC and more. The collection also includes images of various Atlanta Neighborhood homes and sites.
At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
