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.
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.
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Stories Worth Sharing Slide Show and Documentation, circa 1991
General Photographs Collection
Stories Worth Sharing Slide Show and Documentation, circa 1991
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Men help rebuild railroads after the end of the Civil War. Text from slide presentation: In the closing months of the Civil War, Union troops destroyed most railroads in Georgia
General Photographs Collection
Railroad Workers, circa 1865
Date Created
1860/1870
Description
Men help rebuild railroads after the end of the Civil War. Text from slide presentation: In the closing months of the Civil War, Union troops destroyed most railroads in Georgia
Subject
Labor, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Railroads
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Men help rebuild railroads after the end of the Civil War. Text from slide presentation: After the War, rebuilding those railroads provided work for many freed slaves who had left their rural homes to seek opportunities in cities. This was the case for early residents of Reynoldstown. Most of the men worked in railyards, as firemen or laying track as depicted here. Many of the women who lived in Reynoldstown were employed as domestic workers.
General Photographs Collection
Railroad Workers, circa 1865
Date Created
1860/1870
Description
Men help rebuild railroads after the end of the Civil War. Text from slide presentation: After the War, rebuilding those railroads provided work for many freed slaves who had left their rural homes to seek opportunities in cities. This was the case for early residents of Reynoldstown. Most of the men worked in railyards, as firemen or laying track as depicted here. Many of the women who lived in Reynoldstown were employed as domestic workers.
Subject
Labor, African American men, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Railroads
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A plat of Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: One of the earliest documented records of Reynoldstown is this plat. It is clear from this map that Reynoldstown was a substantial community more than a century ago.
General Photographs Collection
Plat of Reynoldstown, circa 1865
Date Created
1860/1870
Description
A plat of Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: One of the earliest documented records of Reynoldstown is this plat. It is clear from this map that Reynoldstown was a substantial community more than a century ago.
Subject
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Railroads, African American neighborhoods
Collection
General Photographs Collection
View of Clark University and Gammon Theological Seminary' Brownsville campus. Text from slide presentation: In 1880, Clark University moved from its Atlanta location to a 450-acres campus in an area then known as Brownsville.
General Photographs Collection
Clark University and Gammon Theological Seminary Campus, circa 1880
Date Created
1875/1885
Description
View of Clark University and Gammon Theological Seminary' Brownsville campus. Text from slide presentation: In 1880, Clark University moved from its Atlanta location to a 450-acres campus in an area then known as Brownsville.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Theological seminaries
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Two people walk on Magnolia drive. Text from slide presentation: and Magnolia Lane - a lovely tree-lined avenue...
General Photographs Collection
Magnolia Drive, circa 1880
Date Created
1875/1885
Description
Two people walk on Magnolia drive. Text from slide presentation: and Magnolia Lane - a lovely tree-lined avenue...
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A newspaper clipping advertising Clark Universtiy. Text from slide presentation: South Atlanta developed around Clark University and Gammon Theological Seminary. These schools were founded by the Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church to provide education for former slaves and their children.
General Photographs Collection
Newspaper Clipping, circa 1882
Date Created
1877/1887
Description
A newspaper clipping advertising Clark Universtiy. Text from slide presentation: South Atlanta developed around Clark University and Gammon Theological Seminary. These schools were founded by the Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church to provide education for former slaves and their children.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, College students
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Men ride a trolley in Altanta. Text from slide presentation: During the 1880s, the Atlanta Street Railroad Company extended its trolley system toward the east. For the first time, neighborhood residents could enjoy the convenience of riding the trolley to downtown Atlanta.
General Photographs Collection
Trolley, circa 1885
Date Created
1880/1890
Description
Men ride a trolley in Altanta. Text from slide presentation: During the 1880s, the Atlanta Street Railroad Company extended its trolley system toward the east. For the first time, neighborhood residents could enjoy the convenience of riding the trolley to downtown Atlanta.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, Railroads
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A view of Leete Hall. Text from slide presentation: One of two university building remaining is Leete Hall, now part of Carver High School.
General Photographs Collection
Leete Hall, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
A view of Leete Hall. Text from slide presentation: One of two university building remaining is Leete Hall, now part of Carver High School.
Subject
African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A view of one of the original Clark University buildings. Text from slide presentation: Even though the other university structures have been demolished ...
General Photographs Collection
University Building, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
A view of one of the original Clark University buildings. Text from slide presentation: Even though the other university structures have been demolished ...
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Victorian Cottages built by Clark University to house married students. Text from slide presentation: . . . and in smaller Victorian cottages like these that were built on campus to house married students.
General Photographs Collection
Victorian Cottages, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
Victorian Cottages built by Clark University to house married students. Text from slide presentation: . . . and in smaller Victorian cottages like these that were built on campus to house married students.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Victorian Cottage built by Clark University to house married students. Text from slide presentation: This cottage has a porch running along the front of the house,
General Photographs Collection
Victorian Cottage, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
Victorian Cottage built by Clark University to house married students. Text from slide presentation: This cottage has a porch running along the front of the house,
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Portrait of an unidentified man.
General Photographs Collection
Unidentified Woman, circa 1900
Date Created
1895/1905
Description
Portrait of an unidentified man.
Subject
African American women, Portraits and people
Collection
General Photographs Collection
An advertisement for the Battle Hill devopment. Text from slide presentation: The subdivision was named for Dr. Hiram Mozley, inventor of Mozley's Lemon Elixir, who originally owned the land. The Mozley Park development grew slowly and in a somewhat random fashion, beginning around 1907.
General Photographs Collection
Development Advertisement, circa 1907
Date Created
1902/1912
Description
An advertisement for the Battle Hill devopment. Text from slide presentation: The subdivision was named for Dr. Hiram Mozley, inventor of Mozley's Lemon Elixir, who originally owned the land. The Mozley Park development grew slowly and in a somewhat random fashion, beginning around 1907.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A view of the Clark University campus. Text from slide presentation: The unique character of South Atlanta was its association with Clark University, and later, Gammon Theological Seminary.
General Photographs Collection
Clark University Campus, circa 1915
Date Created
1910/1920
Description
A view of the Clark University campus. Text from slide presentation: The unique character of South Atlanta was its association with Clark University, and later, Gammon Theological Seminary.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education
Collection
General Photographs Collection
The Gammon Quartette in 1912.Written on recto: P.R. Vauls, J. D. Rice, R. N. Brooks, I.C. Snowden. Text from slide presentation: Cultural events at the college provided entertainment for the community and the park-like campus provided a place to stroll and picnic.
General Photographs Collection
Gammon Quartet, 1912
Date Created
1912
Description
The Gammon Quartette in 1912.Written on recto: P.R. Vauls, J. D. Rice, R. N. Brooks, I.C. Snowden. Text from slide presentation: Cultural events at the college provided entertainment for the community and the park-like campus provided a place to stroll and picnic.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, Musicians
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Students conduct experiments in a physics lab. Text from slide presentation: South Atlanta was strengthened by people of good will, of both races, who invested their
General Photographs Collection
Physics Lab, circa 1920
Date Created
1915/1925
Description
Students conduct experiments in a physics lab. Text from slide presentation: South Atlanta was strengthened by people of good will, of both races, who invested their
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, College students
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A map of Mozley Park. Text from slide presentation: Mozley Park, which lies west of the Atlanta University Center, represents yet another aspect of the city's history. The subdivision is triangular shaped and was originally bounded by Martin Luther King Drive (then called Hunter) on the north, Gordon Road on the south and by the Southern Railroad line on the east.
General Photographs Collection
Map of Mozley Park, circa 1920
Date Created
1915/1925
Description
A map of Mozley Park. Text from slide presentation: Mozley Park, which lies west of the Atlanta University Center, represents yet another aspect of the city's history. The subdivision is triangular shaped and was originally bounded by Martin Luther King Drive (then called Hunter) on the north, Gordon Road on the south and by the Southern Railroad line on the east.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, Railroads
Collection
General Photographs Collection
A group portrait of a geometry class. Text from slide presentation: time, money and energy to create a community where Blacks could receive an education and live in dignity.
General Photographs Collection
A Geometry Class, 1921
Date Created
1916/1926
Description
A group portrait of a geometry class. Text from slide presentation: time, money and energy to create a community where Blacks could receive an education and live in dignity.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, College students
Collection
General Photographs Collection
Portrait of W. E. B. DuBois.
General Photographs Collection
W. E. B. DuBois, circa 1920
Date Created
1918/1924
Description
Portrait of W. E. B. DuBois.
Subject
African American sociologists, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights
Collection
General Photographs Collection