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Ruins of Atlanta, Ga. - A black and white photo of a factory

Stereograph showing two chimneys in the foreground and buildings in the background. No. 2716, in series: War Views. Imprinted on card: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., 591 (i.e. 501) Broadway, New York. Hand written o... More

J. H. Hawes Elevator, Second Street, Atlanta, Logan County, IL

1998 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The J. H. Hawes Elevator is located in the small town of Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois. Built in 1904, it is an excellent surviving example of a heavy-timbe... More

J. H. Hawes Elevator, Second Street, Atlanta, Logan County, IL

1998 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The J. H. Hawes Elevator is located in the small town of Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois. Built in 1904, it is an excellent surviving example of a heavy-timbe... More

Techwood Homes, Building No. 15, 476-480 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, Fult...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a commercial or residential multi-story building, condominium, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Techwood Homes, Building No. 15, 476-480 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, Fult...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a commercial or residential multi-story building, condominium, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Clark Howell Homes, Building E-6, 498 Venable Street, Atlanta, Fulton ...

Significance: Building E-6 is a typical residential building in Clark Howell Homes, which is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developm... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Brown-Hayes Department...

Significance: The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta - the Upper Auburn Avenue area. Originally called Wheat Street in honor of one of Atlant... More

[Sid Smith, Atlanta Team, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

Clark Howell Homes, Building A-1, 474 Venable Street, Atlanta, Fulton ...

Significance: Building A-1 is a typical residential building in Clark Howell Homes, which is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developm... More

Marietta Road Bridge, Marietta Road, Spanning Inman Railroad Yards, At...

Significance: The Marietta Road Bridge comprises a pair of three span pin connected Double Intersection Pratt through trusses. Its designer and/or fabricator are unknown but the technological character of the ... More

Roxboro House, 3492 Roxboro Road, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: The Roxboro House is historically significant as an intact example of a ca. 1938 minimal traditional style house. It possesses a local level of significance in the area of architecture. Survey nu... More

Roxboro House, 3492 Roxboro Road, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: The Roxboro House is historically significant as an intact example of a ca. 1938 minimal traditional style house. It possesses a local level of significance in the area of architecture. Survey nu... More

Dutch Creek Work Station, Bunkhouse, Atlanta, Elmore County, ID

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-27 Survey number: HABS ID-62

Atlanta, Georgia. Federal picket post shortly before the battle of Jul...

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Clark Howell Homes, Building G-2, 583 McAfee Street, Atlanta, Fulton C...

Significance: Building G-2 is a typical residential building in Clark Howell Homes, which is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developm... More

[Design drawing for stained glass Class window showing symbols, power ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Benorsey Boyce House, 78 Howell Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Survey number: HABS GA-2330 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Atlanta Fixtures Building, 102-106 Pryor Street, Atlanta, Fulton Count...

Significance: The Atlanta Fixtures Buildings have been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as individual structures. They are contributing elements of the Underground Atl... More

Atlanta Fixtures Building, 102-106 Pryor Street, Atlanta, Fulton Count...

Significance: The Atlanta Fixtures Buildings have been determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as individual structures. They are contributing elements of the Underground Atl... More

Techwood Homes, Building No. 16, 488-514 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, Fult...

Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 16 is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Homes is associated with eve... More

Techwood Homes, Building No. 16, 488-514 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, Fult...

Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 16 is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Homes is associated with eve... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Rich's Downtown Department Store, 45 Broad Street, Atlanta, Fulton Cou...

Significance: The original 1924 building, which has been added to eight times, reflects the appearance of an Italian palazzo, a favorite theme associated with department stores constructed in the early twentiet... More

Techwood Homes, Building No. 6, 465 Techwood Drive & 119-125 Hunnicutt...

Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 6 is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Homes is associated with even... More

Techwood Homes, Building No. 6, 465 Techwood Drive & 119-125 Hunnicutt...

Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 6 is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Homes is associated with even... More

Techwood Homes (Public Housing), Bounded by North Avenue, Parker Stree...

Significance: The first federally funded housing project in the United States, Techwood Homes represents the first large-scale attempt to eradicate slum housing in a socially humanitarian way in this country. T... More

Techwood Homes, Building No. 3, 559 Techwood Drive & 129-135 Merrit Av...

Significance: Techwood Homes Building 3 is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The building is significant for its rol... More

Battle of Atlanta--Death of General James B. McPherson--July 22d 1864-...

27019 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted 1888 by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, Chicago, U.S.A.

Techwood Homes, Building No. 4, 489-499 Techwood Drive & 115-119 Pine ...

Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 4 is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Homes is associated with even... More

Techwood Homes, Building No. 4, 489-499 Techwood Drive & 115-119 Pine ...

Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 4 is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Homes is associated with even... More

Clark Howell Homes, Community Center, 528 Lovejoy Street, Atlanta, Ful...

Significance: Building GA-2309-A is the community center for Clark Howell Homes, which is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development... More

Clark Howell Homes, Community Center, 528 Lovejoy Street, Atlanta, Ful...

Significance: Building GA-2309-A is the community center for Clark Howell Homes, which is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development... More

Odd Fellows Building & Auditorium, 228-250 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Ful...

Significance: It constituted the first large-scale, black-owned, black-operated, multiple use complex in Atlanta. Built in 1911-13 for the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, the complex was the brainchild of Be... More

Odd Fellows Building & Auditorium, 228-250 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Ful...

Significance: It constituted the first large-scale, black-owned, black-operated, multiple use complex in Atlanta. Built in 1911-13 for the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, the complex was the brainchild of Be... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

Rebel works in front of Atlanta, Ga., no. 3

This record contains unverified data from shelflist. Plate from: Photographic views of Sherman's campaign / from negatives taken in the field by Geo. N. Barnard. New York : 1866. Published in: Photographic view... More

Live Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A - stereoscopic view, public domain photor...

No. 6699. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, people, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Scene of McPherson's death - A black and white drawing of a sign in th...

Print shows location in wooded area where Union General James B. McPherson was killed while positioning his troops during battle in the Atlanta campaign. Illus. in: Harper's pictorial history of the Civil War ... More

Atlanta [i.e. Atalanta] - Public domain image of steamship

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Left to right: G... of Washington, Martin(?) of Atlanta, Randall of N...

Five men in golf attire, holding golf clubs or exchanging money. National Photo Company Collection.

Entrance to the federal penitentiary, Atlanta

Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Ga. Atlanta; Prisoners... Ga. Atlanta 1910; Prisons; Geogr.; Shelf.

Schlitzer - Atlanta. 1930s public domain photogrpaph.

3331 Oak Valley Road (House), Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: House is in scale and character with remaining early 20th century frame vernacular architecture of Johnsontown. Survey number: HABS GA-38-L Building/structure dates: after. 1920- before. 1929 In... More

Negro houses. Atlanta, Georgia. Great Depression public domain photogr...

Public domain photograph of a village, town, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Army demonstration of new telephone and teletype systems. Washington, ...

A group of men sitting around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of men standing on top of a baseball field, Baseball game, Atl...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Salesgirl, fashionably dressed, Atlanta, Georgia

Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Horse and mule traders from Atlanta set up temporary camp to sell to n...

Picryl description: Public domain image of horse riding, cavalry, military, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A group of people standing on a sidewalk, Georgia. Farm Security Admin...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of people on a sidewalk, Salesgirl leaving wor...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Mr. Charles F. Palmer, coordinator of defense housing for the National...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia. Nursery children

Annotation on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information ... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Atlanta Cyclorama, Atlanta, Georgia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The Battle of Atlanta was painted in Milwaukee, Wiscons... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Georgia Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Built 1885-1889. Title, date, and keywords provided by ... More

Sculpture "Thronapolis" at Russell Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse,...

Artist: Lloyd Hamrol, 1979. Mixed materials. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: P... More

Paintings "Swimmers Atlanta" at the Russell Federal Building & U.S. Co...

Artist: Jennifer Bartlett, 1979. Oil on canvas; enamel on steel. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photogra... More

Outdoor sculpture at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the capital ci...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum was founded in 1905 as the Atlanta Art Association. In 1926, the High family, for whom the museum is named, donated their f... More

"Auction & Negro Sales," Whitehall Street. Washington DC sterescope ca...

Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Sherman in Atlanta, September-November, 1864. After three and a half months of incessant maneuvering and much hard fighting, Sherman forced Hood to ab... More

[Atlanta, Ga. - Cotton States Exposition]: Looking north from model ja...

Photograph shows view of the Cotton States and International Exposition at Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia. "Copyright '95, R.A. Ellis." No. 26.

Lynch law in Georgia : a six-weeks' record in the center of southern c...

Accounts of nine lynchings as recorded in two major Georgia newspapers as a commentary on southern white racism, together with results of a private investigation of the incidents to ascertain the facts. Wells-B... More

Altars of Steel - theatrical playbill, public domain image

A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, and crew, as well as other details such as the theater... More

View from the top of Stone Mountain near Atlanta, Ga.

Stereograph showing three African American children, two sitting high up in tree on top branches and the other laying on the ground. J20714 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, Inc. and Ke... More

The Man in the Tree - theatrical playbill, public domain image

Atlanta Theatre (venue) A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, and crew, as well as other de... More

Around the Corner - theatrical playbill, public domain image

Atlanta Federal Theatre (venue) A playbill (program or brochure that is distributed to theater patrons prior to or during a performance that contains information about the play, its cast, and crew, as well as ... More

Atlanta, Ga. General William T. Sherman, leaning on breach of gun, and...

Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Sherman in Atlanta, September-November, 1864. After three and a half months of incessant maneuvering and much hard fighting, Sherman forced Hood to ab... More

Clark Howell Homes, Building C-4, 432 Lovejoy Street, Atlanta, Fulton ...

Significance: Building C-4 is a typical residential building in Clark Howell Homes, which is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developm... More

Clark Howell Homes, Building C-4, 432 Lovejoy Street, Atlanta, Fulton ...

Significance: Building C-4 is a typical residential building in Clark Howell Homes, which is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developm... More

[Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Intelligencer office by the railroad depot]

Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Sherman in Atlanta, September-November, 1864. After three and a half months of incessant maneuvering and much hard fighting, Sherman forced Hood to a... More

Photographs of the Elbert Parr Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals building, ...

Images show exterior and interior views of the the Elbert Parr Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals building in Atlanta, Georgia. Details include the courtroom, doors and windows, stairways, and decorative elements su... More

Equitable Building, 25 Pryor Street Northeast, Atlanta, Fulton County,...

Significance: Early skyscraper by the Chicago firm of Burnham and Root, pioneers in the development of skyscraper design. Was the first example of this new architectural form to be built in Georgia. Root, a nat... More

Equitable Building, 25 Pryor Street Northeast, Atlanta, Fulton County,...

Significance: Early skyscraper by the Chicago firm of Burnham and Root, pioneers in the development of skyscraper design. Was the first example of this new architectural form to be built in Georgia. Root, a nat... More

Techwood Homes, Building No. 12, 428-440 Lovejoy Street, Atlanta, Fult...

Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 12 is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Homes is associated with eve... More

Techwood Homes, Building No. 12, 428-440 Lovejoy Street, Atlanta, Fult...

Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 12 is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Homes is associated with eve... More

Carnegie Library of Atlanta, 126 Carnegie Way, Atlanta, Fulton County,...

Significance: Was one of the few extant examples of Beaux Arts Classicism in Atlanta. When built, was the first free public library supported by a Georgia city. Name derives from a $100,000 donation from Andrew... More

Carnegie Library of Atlanta, 126 Carnegie Way, Atlanta, Fulton County,...

Significance: Was one of the few extant examples of Beaux Arts Classicism in Atlanta. When built, was the first free public library supported by a Georgia city. Name derives from a $100,000 donation from Andrew... More

Carnegie Library of Atlanta, 126 Carnegie Way, Atlanta, Fulton County,...

Significance: Was one of the few extant examples of Beaux Arts Classicism in Atlanta. When built, was the first free public library supported by a Georgia city. Name derives from a $100,000 donation from Andrew... More

Atlanta University, Stone Hall, Morris Brown College Campus, Atlanta, ...

Significance: One of earliest buildings of the Atlanta University, which is one of the oldest and most influential universities for blacks in America. Also, one of the rare examples of the work of architect Got... More

Sherman's men destroying railroad during American Civil War

Stereograph showing Union soldiers inspecting the damaged railroad before the evacuation. No. 3631. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 1861-1865. Attributed to George N. Barnard, ... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, 472-550 Auburn Avenue ...

Significance: The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta - the Upper Auburn Avenue area. Originally called Wheat Street in honor of one of Atlant... More