General Photographs Collection
1860/1870
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
Labor, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Railroads
General Photographs Collection
1860/1870
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.
Labor, African American men, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Railroads
General Photographs Collection
1860/1870
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.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Railroads, African American neighborhoods
General Photographs Collection
1875/1885
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.
African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Theological seminaries
General Photographs Collection
1875/1885
Two people walk on Magnolia drive. Text from slide presentation: and Magnolia Lane - a lovely tree-lined avenue...
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education
General Photographs Collection
1877/1887
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.
African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, College students
General Photographs Collection
1880/1890
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.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, Railroads
General Photographs Collection
1895/1905
A view of Leete Hall. Text from slide presentation: One of two university building remaining is Leete Hall, now part of Carver High School.
African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods
General Photographs Collection
1895/1905
A view of one of the original Clark University buildings. Text from slide presentation: Even though the other university structures have been demolished ...
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
General Photographs Collection
1895/1905
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.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
General Photographs Collection
1895/1905
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,
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
General Photographs Collection
1895/1905
Portrait of an unidentified man.
African American women, Portraits and people
General Photographs Collection
1902/1912
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.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing
General Photographs Collection
1910/1920
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.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education
General Photographs Collection
1912
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.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, Musicians
General Photographs Collection
1915/1925
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
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, College students
General Photographs Collection
1915/1925
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.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, Railroads
General Photographs Collection
1916/1926
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.
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education, College students
General Photographs Collection
1918/1924
Portrait of W. E. B. DuBois.
African American sociologists, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights
General Photographs Collection
