| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. David Burgest, Sr., circa 2000 | 1995/2005 | View of Dr. David Burgest, Sr. | African American men, Portraits and people | General Photographs Collection |
| Dr. David Burgest, Sr., circa 2000 | 1995/2005 | View of Dr. David Burgest, Sr. | African American men, Portraits and people | General Photographs Collection |
| Letter from Karen Huebner, December 9, 1991 | 1991-12-09 | Correspondence between Wilson Flemister and Karen Huebner concerning the "Stories Worth Sharing" presentation. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, Lectures and lecturing | General Photographs Collection |
| Brochure for the "Stories Worth Sharing" Slide Show, September 27, 1991 | 1991-09-27 | A brochure for the "Stories Worth Sharing" presentation. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, Lectures and lecturing | General Photographs Collection |
| Westview, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Historic homes in the Westview neighborhood in Atlanta. Text from slide presentation: Westview | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| West End, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A home located in West End in Atlanta. Text from slide presentation: West End | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of a historic home in Atlanta. Text from slide presentation: This presentation is about Atlanta's historic African-American neighborhoods; why they are so important to our city's history; and why it is important to preserve them. Atlanta is a city of neighborhoods, and historic neighborhoods, which are fifty years old or older, lend a special feeling to our city. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Old Fourth Ward, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Two homes located in Old Forth Ward. Text from slide presentation: Old Fourth Ward | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Inman Park, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Historic homes in the Inamn Park. Text from slide presentation: Inman Park | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Homes, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Homes located in one of Atlanta's historically African-American neighborhoods. Text from slide presentation: Atlanta's African-American neighborhoods have always played a significant role in our city's history, and it is important that ... | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Building, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Homes located in one of Atlanta's historically African-American neighborhoods. Text from slide presentation: . . . we protect and preserve those neighborhoods in order to protect and preserve the heritage they represent. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Pittsburgh, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Homes located in Pittsburgh. Text from slide presentation: Pittsburgh -- are only a few of our historic neighborhoods. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Building, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Homes located in one of Atlanta's historically African-American neighborhoods. Text from slide presentation: . . . and we want you to consider preserving your neighborhood so that its story is not lost. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Building, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Homes located in one of Atlanta's historically African-American neighborhoods. Text from slide presentation: In many ways, buildings represent a time capsule of our past. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Building, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Homes located in one of Atlanta's historically African-American neighborhoods. Text from slide presentation: Historic buildings and their relationships to one another can tell us about our history -- the history of Atlanta �. . . | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| A Street in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of a street in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: The neighborhood of Reynoldstown in the late 19th century was made up of small homes and commercial buildings clustered around the railroad. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Victorian Cottage, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of a victorian cottage. Text from slide presentation: Housing types that are most often associated with the working class during this period are small Victorian cottages ... | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Church in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A church located in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: By the early twentieth century, Reynoldstown had grown into a community with churches, � | Church buildings, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Shotgun House, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of a shotgun house. Text from slide presentation: Shotgun houses are narrow, front-gabled dwellings one room wide and two to three rooms deep. They get their name because it was said you can stand on the front porch of a shotgun house and shoot clear through the back door without hitting anything. | 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: Porches provided places to sit and enjoy whatever cooling breezes may have been stirring and were also places to visit neighbors. Both of these roles are still important to day. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Shotgun House, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of a shotgun house. Text from slide presentation: scholars note that the form is similar to house types that can be traced from Africa, through the West Indies to New Orleans, and from there throughout the south. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Shotgun House, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | An angled view of a shotgun house. Text from slide presentation: One of the most prominent features of a shotgun house, and almost any historic southern house, is the porch. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Homes in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of homes located in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: . . . and toward Fair Street (now Memorial Drive) toward the south. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| A Man Repaints a Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A man repaints a home in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: But today, neighborhood residents are working to revitalize their community. | African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Community development | General Photographs Collection |
| Commercial Buildings, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Commercial buildings in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: . . . and commercial buildings. | African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American business enterprises | General Photographs Collection |
| Homes in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of homes located in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: During the first decades of the twentieth century, Reynoldstown grew toward Moreland Avenue on the east ... | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Building in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A building located in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: In the 1950s, with the decline of the railroads, Reynoldstown began to decline. | African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Buildings and grounds | General Photographs Collection |
| Train Depot, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of the Atlanta and West Point train depot. Text from slide presentation: . . . a train depot � | Railroads, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta | General Photographs Collection |
| Homes in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of homes in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: Now, more than ever, it is important that we remember how Reynoldstown came to be | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Homes in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of homes in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: It is a place where formerly enslaved people settled in order to make new lives for themselves and their families. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Street in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of a street in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: And part of that revitalization effort includes a renewed interest in the history of Reynoldstown. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Homes in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of homes in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: They succeeded �they built a community that has survived over one hundred years. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Plat of Campus Property, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A plat showing the lots to be subdivided and sold. Text from slide presentation: Because administrators wanted to build a community that extended beyond the university itself, they organized special committees to build local streets, advertise land lots for sale and encourage development. This plat shows the first lots to be subdivided. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Map of South Atlanta, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A map of south Atlanta. Text from slide presentation: A community that reveals another aspect of Atlanta's Black history is South Atlanta, located in the southeastern section of the city. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, Railroads | General Photographs Collection |
| Carver High School, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of Carver High School. Text from slide presentation: Its red brick and white stone tower still dominates the neighborhood. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Education | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: The people who lived here were faculty members and administrators, teachers, | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of one of the homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: . . . many of the homes that were built along the streets directly east of Clark campus still stand. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Gymnasium, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | The old gymnasium built for Clark University. Text from slide presentation: The other building remaining from the campus is the old gymnasium. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Education | General Photographs Collection |
| Stores on Jonesboro Road, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A storefront on Jonesboro road. Text from slide presentation: . . . and shopped in the stores on Jonesboro Road ... | African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American business enterprises | General Photographs Collection |
| Historic Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of homes built around Clark University. Text from slide presentation: craftsmen, store owners, seamstresses, milliners, and housekeepers. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Church in Reynoldstown, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | View of a church located in Reynoldstown. Text from slide presentation: They worshipped in neighborhood churches ... | African American churches, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods | General Photographs Collection |
| Victorian Home, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of a victorian home. Text from slide presentation: They lived in Victorian houses ... | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Victorian Cottage Porch, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Close up view of the detailin gon a vitorian cottage porch. Text from slide presentation: Another defining feature of the Victorian cottage is flat or jigsaw cut detailing along the porches ... | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Victorian Cottage, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Victorian Cottage built by Clark University to house married students. Text from slide presentation: as does this one. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Victorian Cottage, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | An L shaped victorian cottage. Text from slide presentation: Sometimes Victorian cottages are L shaped with a front gable and a side wing. In this case, the porch runs along the long side of the L. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Victorian Cottage Gable, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A close up view of the gable on a victorian cottage. Text from slide presentation: . . . and sometimes in the peak of the gable. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Gammon Avenue, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A view of Gammon Avenue. Text from slide presentation: Gammon Avenue led to the campus and the homes there reflect the importance of that street. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges | General Photographs Collection |
| Building in South Atlanta, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A building located in south Atlanta. Text from slide presentation: That and the general migration of many Blacks to Atlanta's west side during the 1930s and 1940s, led to the neighborhood's decline. | African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Buildings and grounds | General Photographs Collection |
| Homes on Gammon Avenue, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | Homes located on Gammon Avenue. Text from slide presentation: .. . the homes on Gammon Avenue ... | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing | General Photographs Collection |
| Bisbee Street, circa 1991 | 1986/1996 | A woman tends her garden on Bisbee street. Text from slide presentation: Today reminders of the past are evident everywhere . . . . . in the cottages clustered along Bisbee street, ... | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, African American women | 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.
