Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
1892. 54 Sheet(s). 5 skeleton maps. Bound. Georgia fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fi... More
John Hope Homes, Building B-8, 337 Northside Drive, Atlanta, Fulton Co...
Significance: John Hope Homes was originally planned as an extension of University Homes the first federally subsidized housing project for Black residents in the United States. In its own right, it is signific... 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
Atlanta, before being burnt: by order of Gen'l. Sherman, from the cupo...
Landmarks labeled under image. Source unknown. Exhibited: "The Civil War in America" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2013.
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, 514 Auburn Avenue (Dup...
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
Techwood Homes, Building No. 13, 462-468 Techwood Drive & 157-161 Hunn...
Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 13 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
C. T. Vivian oral history interview conducted by Taylor Branch in Atla...
C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, where he... More
C. T. Vivian oral history interview conducted by Taylor Branch in Atla...
C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, where he... More
C. T. Vivian oral history interview conducted by Taylor Branch in Atla...
C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, where he... More
C. T. Vivian oral history interview conducted by Taylor Branch in Atla...
C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, where he... More
C. T. Vivian oral history interview conducted by Taylor Branch in Atla...
C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, where he... More
C. T. Vivian oral history interview conducted by Taylor Branch in Atla...
C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, where he... More
C. T. Vivian oral history interview conducted by Taylor Branch in Atla...
C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, where he... More
C. T. Vivian oral history interview conducted by Taylor Branch in Atla...
C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, where he... More
C. T. Vivian oral history interview conducted by Taylor Branch in Atla...
C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, where he... More
C. T. Vivian oral history interview conducted by Taylor Branch in Atla...
C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, where he... More
Atlanta University - Public domain document scan
You are about to apply A document from LOC collection of correspondence between Frederick Douglass and his peers. Frederick Douglass was an African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and st... More
Uncle Sam has hit the trail - Public domain World War One sheet music
words by Margaret Wallace ; music by Chas. A. Sheldon, Jr. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. "To the soldier boys of Georgia"--Caption. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress... More
Uncle Sam has hit the trail - Public domain World War One sheet music
words by Margaret Wallace ; music by Chas. A. Sheldon, Jr. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. "To the soldier boys of Georgia"--Caption. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress... More
Gen. Sherman's men destroying the railroad before the evacuation of At...
No. 3630. Attributed to George N. Barnard, based on LC-B811-3630. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic History. Forms part of: Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Correspondin... More
Mountain city waltzes - Public domain American sheet music, 1883
From: Music Copyright Deposits, 1870-1885 (Microfilm M 3500) Also available through the Library of Congress Web Site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
Map illustrating the military operations in front of Atlanta, Ga. : fr...
Shows fortifications, headquarters, and location and dates of battles. Relief shown by hachures. Gift; Miss Eleanor Sherman Fitch; July 7, 1942. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S195, 143 Available also through the... More
Federal fort no. 19 new lines, on the east side of the city - Georgia ...
Photograph shows reconstruction of fortification lines in progress at a former Confederate fort. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.
Map[s] illustrating the military operations of the Atlanta campaign .....
Shows Union Army lines of march, dates, troop positions, and campsites in northwestern Georgia between Chattanooga and Atlanta. Relief shown by hachures. The coverage of these 5 maps is indicated on J.v. Glümer... More
126-255 Auburn Avenue (Commercial Buildings), Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, ...
Buildings include: Atlanta Life Building, Atlantic Life Building, Smith House, Rucker Building, Hooper Building, Alexander Building, Bethel Towers, Big Bethel Church, Odd Fellows Building & Auditorium, Cox Buil... More
Clark Howell Homes, Building J-1, 432 Venable Street, Atlanta, Fulton ...
Significance: Building J-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
Photographs of the U.S. courthouse and post office in Sioux City, Iowa
Images show exterior and interior views of the U.S. courthouse and post office in Sioux City, Iowa. Details include the courtroom, doors and windows, hallways, stairways, and decorative elements such as wood p... More
Photographs of the U.S. courthouse and post office in Sioux City, Iowa
Images show exterior and interior views of the U.S. courthouse and post office in Sioux City, Iowa. Details include the courtroom, doors and windows, hallways, stairways, and decorative elements such as wood p... More
Swan House, 3099 Andrews Drive, Northwest, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
See also HALS GA-2 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS GA-2111
Trout House and Masonic Hall, Marrietta St., Atlanta, Ga.
Stereograph showing a Federal encampment outside Trout House and Masonic Hall on Decatur Street. No. 3581, in series: War Views. Imprinted on card: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., 591 (i.e. 501) Broadway, New York. A... More
Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, G. U. Treatment Unit Ba...
Significance: Building 126 is a barracks signifying the expansion of the Fort McPherson Station Hospital during World War II and the role of T.O. 700-series, temporary construction during mobilization. Building... More
Techwood Homes, Building No. 20, 570-580 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, Fult...
Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 20 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
Jamila Jones oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Atl...
Jamila Jones recalls participating in the Montgomery Bus Boycott as a child and forming a singing group at age 11, the Montgomery Gospel Trio, to raise money for the Civil Rights Movement. She recalls helping t... More
Jamila Jones oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Atl...
Jamila Jones recalls participating in the Montgomery Bus Boycott as a child and forming a singing group at age 11, the Montgomery Gospel Trio, to raise money for the Civil Rights Movement. She recalls helping t... More
Jamila Jones oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Atl...
Jamila Jones recalls participating in the Montgomery Bus Boycott as a child and forming a singing group at age 11, the Montgomery Gospel Trio, to raise money for the Civil Rights Movement. She recalls helping t... More
He's now upon the sea ; In the cross I glory ; O how happy are they
music by Flavil Hall. (statement of responsibility) Publication information from U.S. Copyright Catalog. For voice and piano. Staff and shape notation. (language) He's now upon the sea / [words by] Mrs. Lucius ... More
Atlanta, Georgia. Fortifications, American Civil War Glass Negative.
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The tree of liberty patriotic song
Words and music by Thomas Ward Ezzard. (statement of responsibility) For voice and piano. Staff notation. (language)
Clark Howell Homes (Public Housing), Bounded by North Avenue, Lovejoy ...
Significance: Clark Howell Homes is the first public housing project to be completed by the Atlanta Housing Authority, which was created in May of 1938. Clark Howell Homes is a representative example of pre-Wor... More
Atlanta, Georgia. Interior view of Confederate fort, east of W. & A. R...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arkwright House, 1585 Ponce DeLeon Avenue, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Significance: Architectural - The Arkwright House is a good example of the English Tudor Eclectic style built on a grand scale. Historical - The house was built by Preston S. Arkwright, a prominent Atlanta civi... More
Techwood Homes, Building No. 10, 403-411 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, Fult...
Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 10 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
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
General Sherman's grand Atlanta march, American march music
Music associated with the Union side
Atlanta, Georgia. Sherman's men destroying railroad
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
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
Federal fort no. 13, new lines. Built after the occupation of the city...
Photograph shows fortifications and weapons in a former Confederate fort now occupied by Union forces. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.
Joseph Echols Lowery oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnie...
Summary: Joseph Lowery recalls his position as pastor at the Warren Street Church in Mobile, Alabama, in the 1950s. He remembers joining the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), t... More
Clark Howell Homes, Building H-1, 253 Mills Street, Atlanta, Fulton Co...
Significance: Building H-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
Kay Tillow oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Louis...
Summary: Kay Tillow describes learning about the Civil Rights Movement as a student at the University of Illinois, where she got involved with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAA... 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
Ruby Nell Sales oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in ...
Ruby Sales discusses her father's military career, growing up in Columbus, Georgia, and attending the Tuskegee Institute. She recalls joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Selma to M... More
Ruby Nell Sales oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in ...
Ruby Sales discusses her father's military career, growing up in Columbus, Georgia, and attending the Tuskegee Institute. She recalls joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Selma to M... More
Ruby Nell Sales oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in ...
Ruby Sales discusses her father's military career, growing up in Columbus, Georgia, and attending the Tuskegee Institute. She recalls joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Selma to M... 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
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
Lonnie C. King oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in At...
Summary: Lonnie C. King shares his memories of growing up in Atlanta, where he attended Ebenezer Baptist Church and was close with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family. He recalls hs stint in the U.S. Navy, his yea... More
Lonnie C. King oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in At...
Summary: Lonnie C. King shares his memories of growing up in Atlanta, where he attended Ebenezer Baptist Church and was close with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family. He recalls hs stint in the U.S. Navy, his yea... More
Lonnie C. King oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in At...
Summary: Lonnie C. King shares his memories of growing up in Atlanta, where he attended Ebenezer Baptist Church and was close with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family. He recalls hs stint in the U.S. Navy, his yea... More
Lonnie C. King oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in At...
Summary: Lonnie C. King shares his memories of growing up in Atlanta, where he attended Ebenezer Baptist Church and was close with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family. He recalls hs stint in the U.S. Navy, his yea... More
Lonnie C. King oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in At...
Summary: Lonnie C. King shares his memories of growing up in Atlanta, where he attended Ebenezer Baptist Church and was close with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family. He recalls hs stint in the U.S. Navy, his yea... More
Lonnie C. King oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in At...
Summary: Lonnie C. King shares his memories of growing up in Atlanta, where he attended Ebenezer Baptist Church and was close with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family. He recalls hs stint in the U.S. Navy, his yea... More
Techwood Homes, Building No. 5, 467 Techwood Drive & 114-120 Pine Str...
Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 5 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
Message of his excellency Rufus B. Bullock Governor, to the General As...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 3 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 14, Folder 30. Copy scanned: 1
Kathleen Cleaver oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in...
Kathleen Cleaver recalls growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama, India and the Philippines while her father worked for the foreign service. She remembers dropping out of college to work for the Student Nonviolent Coor... More
Kathleen Cleaver oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in...
Kathleen Cleaver recalls growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama, India and the Philippines while her father worked for the foreign service. She remembers dropping out of college to work for the Student Nonviolent Coor... More
Kathleen Cleaver oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in...
Kathleen Cleaver recalls growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama, India and the Philippines while her father worked for the foreign service. She remembers dropping out of college to work for the Student Nonviolent Coor... More
Kathleen Cleaver oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in...
Kathleen Cleaver recalls growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama, India and the Philippines while her father worked for the foreign service. She remembers dropping out of college to work for the Student Nonviolent Coor... More
Techwood Homes, Building No. 1, 575-579 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, Fulto...
Significance: Techwood Homes Building 1 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
How Sherman's veterans took Atlanta. Air- Lanigan's ball. ... No. 300 ...
Public domain song - scan of American song sheet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Map of army operations Atlanta campaign between Kingston and Atlanta
Scale 1:285,120. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 132.7 Map of Bartow, Cherokee, Paulding, Cobb, and Fulton counties, Georgia, showing location and date of battles, towns, roads, railroads, entrenchments, drainage,... More
Map of the Atlanta campaign. [May-Sept. 1864].
Scale ca. 1:830,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 133 From Century illustrated monthly magazine, v. 34, July 1887. P. 446. Map of the northwest Georgia showing location and date of engagements, railroads, towns... More
State house, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A - stereocsopic card
No. 6700. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Atlanta, Hamilton And Tipton Counties,...
Mar 1902. 1 Sheet(s). Indiana fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insurance liability.... More
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Atlanta, Hamilton And Tipton Counties,...
Apr 1909. 1 Sheet(s). Indiana fire insurance map. Sanborn fire insurance maps are detailed maps of cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company for the purpose of assessing fire insurance liability.... More
U.S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, Ga. Jul. 1, 1911
Public domain photograph related to American government and politics, World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mrs. Dora Stainers, 562 12 Decatur St. 39 years old. Began spinning in...
Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Title from NCLC caption card for Hine no. 3902. Hine no. 3906. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
938 Railroad Avenue (House), Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Significance: House is in scale and character with remaining early 20th century frame vernacular architecture of Johnsontown. See "A Community History of the Johnsontown Neighborhood" for further information. ... More
Negro houses. Atlanta, Georgia. Farm Security Administartion 1930s pub...
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
The Night of January 16 - 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
"Cherished customer." Negro buying gas, near Atlanta, Georgia
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
White porter (bellhop), Henry Grady Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia
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
Atlanta mule warehouse sends a camp into rural sections of Georgia for...
Public domain photograph of Georgia in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A group of men sitting on top of a field, possibly related to: Basebal...
Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More
A black and white photo of a man on a horse in a field, possibly relat...
Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More
Danny Kaye talks to reporters as he arrives in Atlanta, GA during the...
The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners... More
A couple of people standing next to a train. Office of War Information...
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
Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia. Nursery children
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More
A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Office of War Information...
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
Blue Bird Truck Stop sign, Pryor Street, Atlanta, Georgia
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Auto and transportation related signs and statues; Gas stations. Purchase; John Margolies 2007 (DLC/PP-2007:125)... More
Detail of the Swan House, a historic house museum in Atlanta, the capi...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Swan House was built in 1928 for Edward and Emily Inmanon 28 acres in Buckhead, a northern Atlanta community. Noted architect Philip T... More
Model T Ford at the Swan House, a historic house museum in Atlanta, th...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Swan House was built in 1928 for Edward and Emily Inmanon 28 acres in Buckhead, a northern Atlanta community. Noted architect Philip T... More
Some of the Moorish-influenced design elements of the historic Fox The...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Often marketed as the Fabulous Fox, the theater was planned as part of a large Shrine Temple as evidenced by its design. It is now a p... More
Living exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, the capital city of...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The aquarium is the largest in the Western Hemisphere, housing more than 100,000 animals and representing several thousand species, al... More
Aerial photograph of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, taken in October 2017
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The golden-domed building roughly in the center of this image is the Georgia State Capitol. While the surrounding array of skyscrapers... More
A portion of Liberty Plaza, an open space created in 2015 as a focal p...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-5). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More