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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View of the Atlanta and West Point train depot. Text from slide presentation: . . . a train depot �
General Photographs Collection
Train Depot, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
View of the Atlanta and West Point train depot. Text from slide presentation: . . . a train depot �
Subject
Railroads, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Collection
General Photographs Collection
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.
General Photographs Collection
Map of South Atlanta, circa 1991
Date Created
1986/1996
Description
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.
Subject
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American neighborhoods, Railroads
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
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
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