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.

For:
  • Decade = 1920-1929
Title Date Created Description Subject Collection
Yolande and Countee Cullen, 1928 1928 View of Yolande DuBois and Countee Cullen at their wedding. Portraits and people, Special events, African American poets General Photographs Collection
Yolande Du Bois, 1928 1928 View of Yolande DuBois at her wedding. Portraits and people, Special events, African American women General Photographs Collection
W. E. B. DuBois, circa 1920 1918/1924 Portrait of W. E. B. DuBois. African American sociologists, African American men, African Americans--Civil rights General Photographs Collection
A Geometry Class, 1921 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
Physics Lab, circa 1920 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
Map of Mozley Park, circa 1920 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