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Adams-Cates Company Photograph Collection, 1956-1973
Black-and-white aerial photographs taken between 1965 and 1973 to assist the Adams-Cates Company in developing commercial real estate in Metropolitan Atlanta. | More about this collection » |
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Adolph Rosenberg Photographs, 1945-1955, undated
Black-and-white photographs from 1945 to 1955 of the Atlanta-area Jewish community, Fulton County rural areas, and military scenes. | More about this collection » |
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African American Funeral Programs from the East Central Georgia Regional Library System
Over 1000 funeral programs of African Americans dating from 1933 to 2008 (with the bulk of the collection beginning in the 1960s), the majority of which are from services held in the Augusta, Georgia area | More about this collection » |
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Allen Family Photographs, 1840-1990, undated
Black-and-white photographs of Allen, Inman, Richardson, and Grant families of Atlanta, Georgia from 1840 to 1990. | More about this collection » |
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Andrew Sparks Photographs, 1949-1954
Black-and-white photographs from 1949 to 1954 of College Park, Georgia and Southwest Atlanta. | More about this collection » |
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Arthur S. Montgomery Photograph Collection
Black-and-white photographs of the facilities, employees, and marketing efforts of the Atlanta Coca Cola Bottling Company from 1906 to the 1950s. | More about this collection » |
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Athletics Photographs
Over 200 original photographs that document the athletic history of Oglethorpe University from the 1920s to the present. | More about this collection » |
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Atlanta Blue Print and Graphics Company Photographs, 1961-1962, undated
Black-and-white photographs of geographic locations in Atlanta and the state of Georgia taken from 1961 to 1962. | More about this collection » |
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Atlanta Crackers Photograph Collection
Color photographs from 1956 of the Atlanta minor league baseball team, the Atlanta Crackers, Ponce de Leon field in Atlanta, and Luther Williams Park in Macon. | More about this collection » |
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Atlanta in the Civil Rights Movement
Information about Atlanta's role in the Civil Rights movement | More about this collection » |
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Atlanta Lung Association Photograph Collection 1913-1972 (bulk 1945-1955)
Black-and-white photographs of medical personnel associated with the Atlanta Anti-Tuberculosis Association engaged in activities aimed at fighting tuberculosis from 1913 to 1972. | More about this collection » |
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Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997 : Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library
Editorial cartoons by Clifford H. Baldowski, cartoonist for the Augusta Chronicle and Atlanta Constitution, that depict local, national, and international news from 1946 to 1982 from the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies | More about this collection » |
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Beauty in Stone: The Industrial Films of the Georgia Marble Company
Two industrials films depicting the Pickens County-based Georgia Marble Company's operations during the 1950s and 1960s | More about this collection » |
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Bedford Pine Neighborhood Photograph Collection, 1970-1971
Photographs the Atlanta's predominantly African American neighborhood, Bedford Pine from 1971 to 1972. | More about this collection » |
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Bernard L. Solari Photographs, 1978
Color photographs of the fire damage after the January 30, 1978 Loew's Grand Theatre fire in Atlanta. | More about this collection » |
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Berry O. Pyron photographs, 1968-1978
Color photographs of the 1978 Loew's Grand Theater fire, architectural details of Terminal Station in Atlanta, and of shopping center Underground Atlanta in 1968. | More about this collection » |
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Black History Society Photograph Collection
Photographs, the bulk of which are from the 1940s and 1950s, of the African American community in Hall County from the Hall County Regional Library and the Hall County Black History Society. | More about this collection » |
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Buford Burch Photographs, 1969-1974
Color photographs of buildings, street scenes, and landmarks in Atlanta, Georgia taken between 1969 and 1974. | More about this collection » |
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Byron Herbert Reece Digital Library
Selected photographs, correspondence, and notes from North Georgia poet Byron Herbert Reece's papers at the Special Collections of the Duckworth Libraries at Young Harris College | More about this collection » |
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Campus Life in the 1950s Photographs
Over 200 original photographs that document the athletic history of Oglethorpe University from the 1920s to the present. | More about this collection » |
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Carl Dixon Photographs, 1952
Black-and-white photographs from 1952 of College Park, Georgia, including images of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad Station, churches, businesses, private residences, municipal and civic buildings, and schools including the Georgia Military Academy. | More about this collection » |
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Carlisle Family Photographs, circa 1870-1960
Photographs taken between 1870 and 1960 of four generations of the Carlisle family of Atlanta, Georgia and images depicting sporting events, summer camps, and a military parade. | More about this collection » |
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Central Atlanta Progress, Inc., 1960-1981, undated
Color photographs taken between 1960 and 1981 of Atlanta's physical landscape used for projects related to economic development, transportation, housing, and urban design. | More about this collection » |
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Charles E. Troutt Photographs
Photographs, primarily black-and-white, taken between 1950 and 1970 of the buildings and neighborhoods in Atlanta, Georgia. | More about this collection » |
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Community Art in Atlanta, 1977-1987: Jim Alexander's Photographs of the Neighborhood Arts Center from the Auburn Avenue Research Library
Fifty-five documentary photographs of the Neighborhood Arts Center (1975-1989), an Atlanta-based, African American-centered cultural and community organization from the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History | More about this collection » |
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Confederate Pension Applications, 1879-1960
Applications, affidavits, correspondence, and other records for pensions awarded by the State of Georgia to Confederate veterans and their widows from the collections of the Georgia Archives | More about this collection » |
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Cortlandt F. Luce, Jr. Photographs, 1948-1988, undated
Black-and-white color photographs taken between 1948 and 1988 of geographical locations, events, and people in the Atlanta metropolitan area. | More about this collection » |
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Dale Elliott Roberts Photographs, 1954
Black-and-white photographs from 1954 of churches, schools, and businesses in towns near Atlanta, Georgia, including Alpharetta, Ben Hill, and Sandy Springs. | More about this collection » |
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Darlene Roth & Associates Photographs, 1984
Black-and-white photographs from 1984 of the Lakewood Fairgrounds. | More about this collection » |
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Delta Air Lines Public Relations Department Photographs of Atlanta, Georgia, 1953-1972
Black-and-white photographs from 1953 to 1972 of downtown Atlanta, street scenes, parks, churches, shopping districts, private residences, hotels, colleges and universities, and Atlanta landmarks. | More about this collection » |
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Digital Archives of Reese Library, Augusta State University
Black-and-white photographs of Augusta, Georgia from 1888 to the 1950s from the Special Collections of the Reese Library, Augusta State University | More about this collection » |
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Dodson W. Hancock Photograph Collection, February 1954
Black-and-white photographs of the former Campbell County cities in their 1954 condition. | More about this collection » |
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Duane L. Cronk Photographs, 1978-1980, undated
Black-and-white photographs from 1978 to 1980 of the construction of Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail stations. | More about this collection » |
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Emory Cocke Photographs, 1943-1952, undated
Black-and-white photographs of the Exposition Cotton Mills in Atlanta, Georgia from 1943 to 1952. | More about this collection » |
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Frances Oultar Photograph Collection, circa 1950, 1952-1953
Black-and-white photographs of Atlanta religious institutions taken between 1950 and 1954. | More about this collection » |
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Francis C. Smith Photographs, Mrs., 1948-1955
Photographs of from 1948 to 1955 of courthouses, churches, post offices, rivers, lakes, schools, industrial areas, farms, and private residences in cities and towns across North Georgia and the Atlanta area. | More about this collection » |
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Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills Digital Collection
Photographs and records from 1907-1989 of the Atlanta-based Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill from the Georgia Institute of Technology's Archives | More about this collection » |
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George Griffin Photograph Collection
646 photographs, ca. 1885-1985, relating to all aspects of Georgia Tech and its history from the collections of the Georgia Tech Archives | More about this collection » |
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Georgia Aerial Photographs
Aerial photographs of Georgia counties from the 1930s to the 1980s from the collections of the University of Georgia Libraries Map Collection | More about this collection » |
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Southern Israelite: Georgia Historic Newspapers
Searchable issues of the Southern Israelite from 1929 to 1958 and from 1984 to 1986. | More about this collection » |
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Georgia Legislative Documents
Fully searchable versions of the Georgia General Assembly's Acts and Resolutions from 1799-1999 | More about this collection » |
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Georgia Marble Company Collection
short industrial films | More about this collection » |
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Georgia Official and Statistical Register
A major reference work for historical research, the register contains brief biographical sketches of state elected officials, federal and state Congressional members, state agency organization and administration, and election statistics. | More about this collection » |
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Georgia Power Photograph Collection
Black-and-white photographs of Georgia businesses taken by the Georgia Power Company from 1930 to 1949 | More about this collection » |
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Georgia Tech Advertisements
Display of various advertisements from 1894-1948 selected from a number of Georgia Tech student publications found in the Georgia Tech Archives as a means of providing insight into the lives of Georgia Tech students | More about this collection » |
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Georgia Tech: Telling It Like It Was
Videotaped recollections from as early as 1915 concerning Georgia Tech, its campus, and Atlanta town life from the Georgia Tech Archives | More about this collection » |
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Georgia Women's Movement Oral History Project Collection
Audio clips documenting the women's rights movement in Georgia from the Special Collections at Georgia State University | More about this collection » |
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Georgia's Political Heritage Program
Oral histories with twentieth-century Georgia politicians and political observers, from the Special Collections of the University of West Georgia. | More about this collection » |
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GeorgiaInfo
Information about political life and governance in Georgia | More about this collection » |
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Hall County Georgia Historical Photograph Collection
Photographs of Hall County residents, buildings, and events from the late nineteenth century to the present from the collections of the Hall County Library System | More about this collection » |
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Harvey Dan Abrams Photographs of Medora Field Perkerson, 1924-1961
Black-and-white photographs of Georgia author Medora Field Perkerson from 1924 to 1961. | More about this collection » |
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Herbert H. Lee Photographs, 1919-1968, undated
Photographs from 1919 to 1968 to 1952 of geographic locations, events, and transportation in Atlanta and the state of Georgia. | More about this collection » |
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Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library
Photographs of important and representative architectural sites and landscapes in Georgia with an emphasis on Athens and Middle Georgia from the collections of the Owens Library | More about this collection » |
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Historic Documents of Georgia
Significant state documents from Georgia's history dating from 1732 to 1983 from the collections of the Georgia Archives | More about this collection » |
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Historic Postcard Collection
Postcards depicting historic buildings and landmarks throughout Georgia from the collections of the Georgia Archives | More about this collection » |
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Historical Broadsides
Over 2,100 broadsides from the 1740s through the 1980s from the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library | More about this collection » |
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Historical Images of the Medical College of Georgia
Images documenting people, places, and activities at the Medical College of Georgia from 1828 to about the 1990s from its Historical Collections and Archives | More about this collection » |
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Historical Sketches of the Greater Atlanta Young Women's Christian Association
Historical sketches, essays, and photographs relating to the Greater Atlanta YWCA, 1902-1975 from the Special Collections Department at Emory University. | More about this collection » |
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History of the Medical College of Georgia: 175 Years of Teaching, Discovering, and Caring
An exhibit of primary source materials related to the history of the Medical College of Georgia from the collections of the Medical College of Georgia Special Collections | More about this collection » |
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History of the University of Georgia by Thomas Walter Reed
Manuscript history of the University of Georgia from its earliest days to 1948 as recorded by former registrar Thomas Reed from the collections of the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library | More about this collection » |
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IAMAW Publications
Monthly journal (1899-1956) and newspaper (1946-1994) of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers | More about this collection » |
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"Integrated in All Respects": Ed Friend's Highlander Folk School Films and the Politics of Segregation
Footage of the Highlander Folks School anniversary celebration in 1957 and the subsequent broadside produced by the Georgia Commission on Education from the collections of the Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies. | More about this collection » |
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J.J. Allen Photographs, 1954
Black-and-white photographs of Hapeville and Fairburn, Georgia churches, schools, businesses, and government facilities from 1954. | More about this collection » |
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Jack Etheridge Photographs, 1961-1962
Black-and-white photographs from 1961 and 1962 of the construction of a section of highway that merges Interstate 75 and Interstate 85, known as the downtown connector. | More about this collection » |
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The Janice Daugharty Collection
The Janice Daugharty Collection, located in the Archives of Valdosta State University, highlights the career of this Georgia regional author and her college years at Valdosta State College. | More about this collection » |
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Jo Beth Garrard Photograph Collection, 1915-1976
Photographs dated from 1915 to 1976 of Jo Beth Apperson, Atlanta Symphony harpist, as a child, at recitals, and in promotional portraits. | More about this collection » |
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Jo Crawford Phelps Photographs of the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 1982
Black-and-white photographs from 1982 of the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta, Georgia. | More about this collection » |
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Joe McTyre Photograph Collection, 1889-1985, undated
Photographs of Joe McTyre and other Atlanta photojournalists covering prominent individuals in government, business, entertainment, and sports and events in Atlanta from 1889 to 1985 | More about this collection » |
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John Clark McCall Photographs, 1950-1972
Black-and-white photographs of the Keith-Albee Georgia Theater (later the Roxy Theater) from 1950 to 1972. | More about this collection » |
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Joseph C. Fisch Photographs, 1954, 1963
Color and aerial photographs taken in 1954 and 1963 of Atlanta buildings by Joseph C. Fisch. | More about this collection » |
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The Joyce Joyce Collection
Newspaper clippings, photographs, and book covers from the collections of the Archives at Valdosta State University that relate to the career of Joyce Ann Joyce, African American professor and writer, and her time as a student at Valdosta State College. | More about this collection » |
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Kathleen Moon Photographs
Black-and-white photographs of Fulton County schools, farms, homes, public buildings, town squares, railroads, industrial facilities, cemeteries, rivers, stores, parks, and entertainment venues from 1952 to 1954. | More about this collection » |
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Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
Black-and-white photographs of Atlanta, Georgia taken and collected by photojournalist Kenneth Rogers. | More about this collection » |
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Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976
A collection from the Georgia State University Library's Special Collections department of over 9,825 photographs taken by the Lane Brothers Commercial Photogrphers that depict life in Atlanta from the 1920s to 1957 | More about this collection » |
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Lester Maddox Photographs, 1934-2000, undated
Black-and-white and color photographs from 1934 to 2000 of the Pickrick restaurant, Lester Maddox's political campaigns for governor, and his inauguration. | More about this collection » |
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Local History: Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions about Milledgeville and Baldwin County, Georgia, with answers and referrals to other sources of information created by the Special Collections at Georgia College & State University. | More about this collection » |
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Benjamin M. Long Collection
Historic photographs of Carrollton, Georgia, and Mexico City, Mexico from 1907 to the 1970s, from the Special Collections of the University of West Georgia. | More about this collection » |
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Louise Jones DuBose Papers
A history of women in Columbus, Ga. and Civil War era letters | More about this collection » |
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Manning, Selvage & Lee Forward Atlanta Campaign Photographs, 1960-1970
Photographs from 1960 to 1970 of the city of Atlanta taken for the Forward Atlanta campaign to showcase the city. | More about this collection » |
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Marion Johnson Photograph Collection
Photographs (primarily black-and-white) taken by Atlanta photojournalist Marion Johnson between 1932 and 1976 that cover politics, the city of Atlanta, sports, and Georgia cities and scenes. | More about this collection » |
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Martin Stupich Photographs, 1977-1978
Black-and-white photographs taken in 1977 and 1978 of the development of Atlanta's rapid transit system (MARTA). | More about this collection » |
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Mill Workers Oral Histories
Oral histories of mill workers from Muscogee County covering the period from the 1930s to 1988 | More about this collection » |
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Minor Studio Photograph Collection
Black-and-white photographs of East Point, Georgia taken between 1947 and 1954. | More about this collection » |
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Mrs. William Gayle photographs, circa 1953
Photographs from circa 1953 of the Five Points area of downtown Atlanta, including images of Union Station, the parking deck for Rich's Department Store, the Carnegie Library, the Forsyth Street Bridge Atlanta Journal building, Krystal restaurant, the Ivan Allen-Marshall building, Friedman Jewelers, the Western Union building, and the "Coca-Cola clock." | More about this collection » |
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New Georgia Encyclopedia
The New Georgia Encyclopedia provides an authoritative source of information about people, places, events, institutions, and many other topics relating to the state | More about this collection » |
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O.J. Coogler Photographs, 1954
Black-and-white photographs from 1954 of the exteriors of Barrington Hall and Roswell Presbyterian Church in Roswell, Georgia. | More about this collection » |
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Parker Lowell Photograph Collection, 1949
Black-and-white photographs from 1949 of Atlanta buildings and parks. | More about this collection » |
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The Pinecones
Several significant issues of the Valdosta State University school yearbook showing life at the school over the years of its existence. | More about this collection » |
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President Jimmy Carter Daily Diary
An online version of the daily diary of Jimmy Carter, former Governor of Georgia from 1971-1975 and the Thirty-Ninth President of the United States from 1977-1981 from the Carter Presidential Library and Museum. | More about this collection » |
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Ralph McGill FBI Files
The FBI file on Atlanta newspaper editor Ralph McGill from the collection of the Special Collections at Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Library | More about this collection » |
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The Red and Black: An Archive of the University of Georgia Student Newspaper
Searchable issues of the University of Georgia's student newspaper, The Red and Black from 1893 to 1979 | More about this collection » |
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Ross Ingram Photographs, circa 1885-1969, undated, bulk 1964-1969
Black-and-white photographs taken between 1885 and 1969 of various neighborhoods in Atlanta, Georgia as well as portraits of members of the Weaver and Drake families and some of their extended families. | More about this collection » |
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Sally A. Parker Photographs, 1948-1949
Black-and-white photographs of geographic locations and people in Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia in 1948 and 1949. | More about this collection » |
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Sam Nunn Papers
Senator Sam Nunn's newsletters and transcripts of reports to constituents dated from 1973 to 1984 from his papers at Emory University's Special Collections Department | More about this collection » |
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Savannah Images Project
Savannah Images Project consists of a number of data bases, created by teachers and students in history courses, emphasizing the history and cultural background of Savannah and coastal Georgia through images, essays, and other contextual materials. | More about this collection » |
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Southern Changes Online: Past Issues of the Southern Regional Council's Journal, Southern Changes
Full-text searchable issues of the Southern Regional Council's journal, Southern Spaces from 1982 to 1992 | More about this collection » |
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Stephen Goldfarb Photographs, 1979
Color photographs from 1979 of locations in metropolitan Atlanta, including images of the central city, Roswell, and Stone Mountain. | More about this collection » |
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Steve B. Campbell Atlanta Fire Department Photographs, 1882-1972
Photographs of fire stations and personnel of the Atlanta Fire Department as well as of notable fires in Atlanta during the 20th century. | More about this collection » |
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Thurston Hatcher Photographs, 1916, 1948-1952
Black-and-white photographs from circa 1916 and from 1948 to 1952 of buildings and natural scenery in Atlanta and throughout the state of Georgia. | More about this collection » |
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Touring Georgia
Color images taken by the Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism. | More about this collection » |
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Tracy O'Neal Photographic Collection, 1923-1975
Over 1000 photographs documenting the history and social life of Atlanta, Georgia from 1923 to 1964, including weddings, sports events, portraits, local buildings, companies, the Atlanta labor community, and the Shriners Yaarab Temple, from the collections of Georgia State University's Special Collections | More about this collection » |
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Trademark Registrations, 1894-1959
Trademarks from products sold in Georgia from 1894 to 1959 | More about this collection » |
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Troup County Digital Archives Project Oral Histories
Oral histories of Troup County residents from the Troup County Archives and the Troup-Harris-Coweta Regional Library | More about this collection » |
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Troup County Digital Archives Project Photograph Database
Photographs depicting life in Troup County from the 1870s to the 1990s from the Troup County Archives | More about this collection » |
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Twentieth-Century Educational Exhibit
Selected documents from the Georgia Historical Society describing twentieth-century life in the state | More about this collection » |
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University of Georgia Press History Ebook Project
Selected monographs from the University of Georgia Press on the history and culture of Georgia. | More about this collection » |
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Van Buren Colley photographs, 1873-1970, undated, (bulk 1953-1970)
Black-and-white photographs from 1873 to 1970 of Fulton County (including Atlanta and more rural areas such as Alpharetta and Adamsville) that feature Catholic life in Atlanta and street scenes. | More about this collection » |
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Vanishing Georgia
Historically significant photographs of people, places, and structures from Georgia's past from the Vanishing Georgia Collection at the Georgia Archives | More about this collection » |
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Virtual Historic Savannah Project
Three dimensional, virtual tour of historic Savannah created by the Savannah College of Art and Design | More about this collection » |
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Virtual Vault: Digital Treasures from the Georgia Archives, Office of the Secretary of State
Selections from the Georgia Archives documenting life in the state from 1733 to the present | More about this collection » |
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VSU Archives Online Image Collection
Photographs documenting people, places, and activities at the Valdosta State University from soon after its beginning in 1913 to about 1950 from its Archives and Special Collections | More about this collection » |
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W. J. Usery, Jr. Photographs, 1949 to 1985
Photographs documenting the career of labor negiotiator W. J. Usery, Jr. from the Southern Labor Archives, Georgia State University Special Collections | More about this collection » |
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William Stanford, Sr. Photographs, 1960
Black-and-white photographs from 1960 of African American college students protesting discriminatory practices at Rich's department store. | More about this collection » |
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Yamacraw Athletics Images
Over 5200 original photographs that document the athletic history of Oglethorpe University from the 1916 to the present. | More about this collection » |


















































































