3344 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. See "A Community History of the Johnsontown Neighborhood" for further information. ... More
Painting crank-car with sprayguns at FSA (Farm Security Administration...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Horse and mule traders from Atlanta set up temporary camp to sell to n...
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Atlanta mule warehouse sends a camp into rural sections of Georgia for...
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
A black and white photo of a car at a gas station, possibly related to...
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
Atlanta mule warehouse sends a camp into rural sections of Georgia for...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Mr. Charles F. Palmer, coordinator of defense housing for the National...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia. Nursery children
Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Atlantic University, Atlanta, Georgia. The painter Hale Woodruff
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. Chemistry student
Public domain photograph of Georgia in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Atlanta, Georgia. Jim Bishop, truck driver for the Associated Transpor...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More
Paintings "Swimmers Atlanta" at the Russell Federal Building & U.S. Co...
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"Zones of Change" at Edward R. Roybal Building (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia
Artist: Winifred Lutz, 2001, Environmental/Earth Architectural Arts. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the phot... More
"Zones of Change" at Edward R. Roybal Building (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia
Artist: Winifred Lutz, 2001, Environmental/Earth Architectural Arts. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the phot... More
"Zones of Change" at Edward R. Roybal Building (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia
Artist: Winifred Lutz, 2001, Environmental/Earth Architectural Arts. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the phot... 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
Customer line at The Varsity, often called the Varsity Grill, a local ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. There are now six (2017) branches across metropolitan Atlanta, and others across Georgia. Originally named "The Yellow Jacket", The Va... More
Whimsical sculptural seating at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the...
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
A replica of the Liberty Bell, an iconic symbol of American independen...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Also moved to this site from the capitol grounds was a replica of New York Harbor's Statue of Liberty. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Ph... More
Grave maker (left on the Marsh Monument) of Margaret Mitchell, author ...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Ms. Mitchell's maiden name was Marsh. The graveyard's original six acres are among theoldest historical plots of land in Atlanta, sinc... More
Aerial photograph of Atlanta, Georgia, taken in October 2017
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The modernist, multi-purpose, rectractable-roofed sports stadium toward the center of the image is Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the new home... More
Atlanta, Ga., vicinity. Federal pickets before the city
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
"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
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
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, Georgia. Confederate fortifications, Confederate States of Am...
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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, 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.
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
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
Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, G. U. Treatment Unit La...
Significance: Building 121 was built as a 200-man lavatory for the G.U. Treatment Unit of the Station Hospital. It signifies the expansion of the Fort McPherson Station Hospital during World War II and the role... More
[Atlanta, Ga. Soldiers on boxcars at 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, Ga. General William T. Sherman on horseback at Federal Fort ...
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
Hammeren House, 3540 Roxboro Road, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Significance: The Hammeren House is historically significant as an intact example of a ca. 1946 minimal traditional style house. It possesses a local level of significance in the area of architecture. Survey n... More
Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, Nurses' Quarters, Ander...
Significance: The Nurses Quarters was built as part of the Station Hospital addition of 1943. It signifies the expansion of the Fort McPherson Station Hospital during World War II and the role of 800-series hos... More
Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, G. U. Treatment Unit Di...
Significance: Building 112 was the Dispensary for the G.U. Treatment Unit. The Dispensary signifies the expansion of the Fort McPherson Station Hospital during World War II and the role of the 800-series in mob... More
Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, G. U. Treatment Unit Di...
Significance: Building 112 was the Dispensary for the G.U. Treatment Unit. The Dispensary signifies the expansion of the Fort McPherson Station Hospital during World War II and the role of the 800-series in mob... More
Clark Howell Homes, Building 12-A, 500 Lovejoy Street, Atlanta, Fulton...
Significance: Building 12-A 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 Develop... More
Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, Structures, Bordered by...
Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, 526 Auburn Avenue (Hou...
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
[Atlanta, Ga. Federal soldiers by gun in captured fort]
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, Ga. Federal soldiers by gun in captured fort]
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
Techwood Homes, Building No. 18, 184-194 Merritts Avenue, Atlanta, Ful...
Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The prodigal son returns - great crowds greet Bobby Jones as he arrive...
Photograph shows a bird's-eye view of a large crowd gathered to greet Bobby Jones and his wife as they arrive at the new City Hall in Atlanta, Georgia. No. S/161X1503. Exhibited: "The Sports Show" at the Minne... More
General Sherman's men destroying the railroad, before the evacuation o...
Stereograph showing Union soldiers inspecting the damaged railroad. No. 3631, in series: War Views. Imprinted on card: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., 591 (i.e. 501) Broadway, New York. Attributed to George N. Barnar... More
Herndon & Atlanta Life Building, 229-243 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Fulto...
Significance: It was for years a major black office complex in Atlanta. It was named for its owner, Alonzo F. Herndon, who was born a slave, founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company and ultimately amassed a p... More
Herndon & Atlanta Life Building, 229-243 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Fulto...
Significance: It was for years a major black office complex in Atlanta. It was named for its owner, Alonzo F. Herndon, who was born a slave, founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company and ultimately amassed a p... More
Herndon & Atlanta Life Building, 229-243 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Fulto...
Significance: It was for years a major black office complex in Atlanta. It was named for its owner, Alonzo F. Herndon, who was born a slave, founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company and ultimately amassed a p... More
Reg't. Michigan Engineers & Mechanics destroying R.R. track in Atlanta...
Photograph shows a group of soldiers pulling apart the railroad track at the Atlanta depot. Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of O.M. Poe.
Atlanta, Georgia. Confederate fortifications with Potter house in the ...
Public domain photograph of American Civil War era building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Atlanta, Georgia. Confederate fortifications with Potter house in the ...
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Georgia Power Atlanta Division Building, 143 Alabama Street, Atlanta, ...
Significance: This Art Moderne six story Flemish bond brick, marble, and limestone building features a flat roof, rounded corners, and horizontal bands of windows. The building was known as the Atlanta Constit... More
[Atlanta, Ga. Ruins of depot, blown up on Sherman's departure]
Photograph of the War in the West. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Techwood Homes, Building No. 14, 470-474 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, Fult...
Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 14 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Preparing for the "March to the Sea"
Stereograph showing a train loaded with refugees at railroad depot fleeing the city before Sherman's troops destroyed the railroad. No. 3671. Part of series: The War for the Union. Photographic War History, 186... 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, Store & Administration Building, 114-138 Merrit Avenue...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Techwood Homes, Store & Administration Building, 114-138 Merrit Avenue...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Techwood Homes, Store & Administration Building, 114-138 Merrit Avenue...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Techwood Homes, Store & Administration Building, 114-138 Merrit Avenue...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
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
Techwood Homes, Building No. 11, 115-119 Mills Street, Atlanta, Fulton...
Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 11 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
Atlanta, Georgia. Confederate fortifications (Shown is George N. Barna...
A black and white photo of a man standing in a field. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, Nurses' Quarters, Ander...
Significance: The Nurses Quarters signifies the expansion of the Fort McPherson Station Hospital during World War II and represents mobilization construction according to plans of the "New" 700 series. Building... More
Ruins of railroad depot, Atlanta, Ga.
Stereograph showing ruins of the depot, blown up on Sherman's departure, and buildings in the background. No. 2715, in series: War Views. Imprinted on card: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., 591 (i.e. 501) Broadway, New... More
Clark Howell Homes, Building I-2, 222 Hunnicutt Street, Atlanta, Fulto...
Public domain photograph - Georgia folklife collection, ethnography, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, General Warehouse, Kuahua Avenue & Atla...
Significance: The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964; due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous ... More
Techwood Homes, McDaniel Dormitory, 581-587 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, F...
Significance: Techwood Dormitory is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Dormitory differs from the majority o... More
Techwood Homes, McDaniel Dormitory, 581-587 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, F...
Significance: Techwood Dormitory is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Dormitory differs from the majority o... More
Techwood Homes, McDaniel Dormitory, 581-587 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, F...
Significance: Techwood Dormitory is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Dormitory differs from the majority o... More
Techwood Homes, McDaniel Dormitory, 581-587 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, F...
Significance: Techwood Dormitory is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Dormitory differs from the majority o... More
Techwood Homes, McDaniel Dormitory, 581-587 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, F...
Significance: Techwood Dormitory is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Dormitory differs from the majority o... More
Druid Hills Historic District, US 29, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Significance: Druid Hills is historically significant primarily in the areas of landscape architecture, architecture, and community planning. Druid Hills is the finest example of late-nineteenth and early-twent... More
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
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
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
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
Techwood Homes, Building No. 19, 562-568 Techwood Drive & 189-191 Merr...
Significance: Techwood Homes, Building 19 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
Atlanta, Georgia. Northward view across the tracks on Whitehall Street...
Public domain historical photo, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
[Atlanta, Ga. Chevaux-de-frise on Marietta Street; photographic wagons...
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
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...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Ebenezer Baptist Churc...
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
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
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