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The 1936 Gainesville Tornado: Disaster and Recovery
Black-and-white film of the effects of the 1936 Gainesville tornado | More about this collection » |
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Adelaide Ruff McCarty Photographs, 1905
Black-and-white photographs from 1905 of Ansley Park, an Atlanta neighborhood north of downtown and west of Piedmont Park, between Piedmont Avenue and Peachtree Street. | 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 D. Albert Photographs, 1860-1958
Black-and-white photographs of Atlanta civic leader, Dr. Allen Diehl Albert, Jr. and his family including images of Fort Benning during World War II. | 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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Annual Reports of the Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, 1855-1917
Annual reports dated from 1855 to 1917 covering Savannah's activities and finances, statistics, trade, and ordinances from from the collections of the City of Savannah Municipal Archives and the University of Georgia Libraries | 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 Housing Authority Photographs, 1940-1942
Black-and-white photographs of substandard housing areas that were to be cleared for the Capitol, Hope, Grady and Herndon Housing Projects between 1940 and 1942. | 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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Atlanta Race Riot, 1906
Web site commemorating the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot | More about this collection » |
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Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad Photograph Collection
Twenty black-and-white photographs of the "Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Special," the first regular passenger train of the Atlanta Division of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad from June 19, 1908. | More about this collection » |
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Belle Isle Family Photographs, circa 1900-1940
Black-and-white photographs of then New York governor Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential campaign visit to Atlanta and Warm Springs in October 1932. | 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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The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s: Selections from the Records of Macon's Douglass Theatre
Records of Macon's African American theater, the Douglass Theatre, from 1912 to the 1930s from the Middle Georgia Archives | More about this collection » |
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Buildings and Grounds Photographs
Photographs that documenting the history of buildings on the Oglethorpe University campus. | 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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Catalogue of the Trustees, Officers, Alumni and Matriculates of the University of Georgia at Athens, Georgia, 1785-1906 from the Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Catalogue containing brief biographical information about the trustees, officers, alumni, and matriculates of the University of Georgia from 1785 to 1906 | 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 Bickerstaff and Joel Hurt Photographs, circa 1893-1923
Sepia photographs of banks, businesses, theaters, clubs, hotels, and grocery stores in downtown Atlanta from 1893 to 1923. | 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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County Records from Microfilm
The collection includes tax digests from 1785 to 1799 and marriage records dated from 1806 to 1920 from the following counties: Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Franklin, Glynn, Greene, Hancock, Jackson, Jefferson, Montgomery, Oglethorpe, Richmond, Warren, and Wilkes. | 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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Druid Hills Elementary Photograph Collection, 1935-1936
Black-and-white photographs from 1935 and 1936 of Atlanta's Druid Hills Elementary school, teachers, and students. | More about this collection » |
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First-person Narratives of the American South
Documents the American South from the viewpoint of Southerners. Focuses on the diaries, autobiographies, memoirs, travel accounts, and ex-slave narratives of relatively inaccessible populations: women, African Americans, enlisted men, laborers, and Native Americans. | More about this collection » |
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Floyd Jillson Photograph Collection, 1957-1992 and n.d., (bulk 1965-1975)
Color photographs taken from 1957 to 1992 by Floyd Jillson, staff photographer for the Atlanta Constitution-Journal Magazine, of metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia-related sporting events, and Georgia political figures such as Jimmy Carter, Andrew Young, and Sam Nunn. | More about this collection » |
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For Our Mutual Benefit : The Athens Woman's Club and Social Reform, 1899-1920
Minutes from a Progressive-Era women's club in Athens, Georgia, 1912-1920 | 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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Francis E. Price Photograph Collection, 1906-1928, undated
Black-and-white photographs taken between 1906 and 1928 of people and events in Atlanta taken by Atlanta Constitution photographer Francis E. Price. | More about this collection » |
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Frank B. Davenport Photographs, 1917
Black-and-white photographs from 1917 of the damage caused by the Great Atlanta Fire of 1917. | 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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Gamble Collection
The Gamble Collection from the Live Oak Public Libraries in Savannah documents Savannah history through scrapbooks kept by historian, newspaper editor, and former Savannah mayor Thomas A. Gamble. | More about this collection » |
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Gay Bolling Shepperson Photograph Collection, 1933-1945 (bulk 1935-1937)
Black-and-white photographs of WPA projects throughout Georgia. | 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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Georgia Death Certificates, 1919-1927
Georgia death certificates from 1919 through 1927 from the Georgia Archives | More about this collection » |
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Georgia Historic Books
Significant 19th and early 20th century books on the culture, history, biography, and literature of Georgia from the collections of the University of Georgia Libraries, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University, Georgia State University Library, Documenting the American South, and Valdosta State University Library | 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 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 State Fair, Macon, 1886-1960
Black-and-white photographs and circulars for the Georgia State Fair from 1886 to 1960 | 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'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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Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library Rare Map Collection
Includes early maps of colonial and revolutionary America and maps of Georgia from revolutionary times through the nineteenth century. Also included are Georgia city maps, maps of Georgia's coastal areas and transportation maps including rail, river, and highway maps. | 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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Headright and Bounty Plats of Survey, 1783-1909
Headright and lottery plats for Burke and Screven County from 1783 to 1909 | 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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Herbert T. Jenkins Photographs
Black-and-white photographs of the career of Atlanta police chief Herbert T. Jenkins including images of African American police officers and the Summerhill riots in 1966. | 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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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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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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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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Leo Frank Clemency File
Application for Executive Clemency and supporting documentation filed by Leo Frank from the collections of the Georgia Archives | 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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Living in Savannah, Volume 1
Using photographs, the Living in Savannah scrapbook volume I documents urban poverty and housing conditions in Savannah during 1940 and is from the collections of Armstrong Atlantic University's Lane Library. | More about this collection » |
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Living in Savannah, Volume 2
The Living in Savannah scrapbook project was designed to increase awareness of the urban poverty in Savannah during 1940 and 1941. Scrapbook volume two contains 130 photographs which focus on economic and living conditions of the people in Savannah, particularly on those of the lower class. | 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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Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Photographs, 1942-1945, 1951-1952
Black-and-white photographs taken circa 1940 of the American South. | 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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Mackle Construction Company Photographs, 1916-1920
Black-and-white color photographs taken between 1916 and 1920 of residential, commercial, and governmental property most likely built by the Mackle Construction Company in Atlanta, Chamblee, and Augusta, Georgia, and in South Carolina. | More about this collection » |
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Macon Telegraph: Georgia Historic Newspapers
Searchable issues of Macon Telegraph from 1826 to 1908. | 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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Maxey Photograph Collection
Black-and-white photographs dated from 1910 to 1945 of African American educational institutions in Georgia. | 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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Milledgeville Historic Newspapers Archive: Georgia Historic Newspapers
Searchable issues of Milledgeville newspapers from 1808 to 1920. | 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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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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Patricia Kennedy Photographs, circa 1940
Black-and-white photographs taken circa 1940 of the American South. | More about this collection » |
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Photographs of the Historic American Buildings Survey: Georgia
Photographs and drawings of Georgia's historic buildings made under the Historic American Buildings Survey from the collections of the Georgia Tech Archives | 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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Raymond B. Nixon Photographs, 1943
Black-and-white photographs of the 1943 launching of the liberty ship, U.S.S. Henry Grady in Brunswick, Georgia. | 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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Reeves Studios Photographs, 1925-1930, undated
Black-and-white photographs taken between 1925 and 1930 of Atlanta-based business enterprises and industrial facilities. | More about this collection » |
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Robert D. Klein Photographs, circa 1920-1925
Black-and-white photographs of buildings in the commercial district of downtown Atlanta, and in an outlying area which is presently known as Midtown taken between 1920 and 1925. | 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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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Georgia Towns and Cities, 1884-1922
Fire insurance maps of Georgia cities and towns, 1884-1922 | More about this collection » |
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Sarah Slaughter Photographs, 1910-1920
Black-and-white photographs from 1910 to 1920 of Atlanta's Grant Park and Peachtree and Broad Streets. | 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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Ships for Victory: J.A. Jones Construction Company and Liberty Ships in Brunswick, Georgia
Eighty-four black-and-white photographs depicting the J.A. Jones Construction Company's World War II cargo ship building activities in Brunswick, Georgia, 1943-1945, from the Brunswick-Glynn County Library. | 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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"Thar's gold in them thar hills": Gold and Gold Mining in Georgia, 1830s-1940s
selected legal, financial, and promotional documents as well as photographs and picture postcards that represent episodes of renewed interest in gold mining in Lumpkin County during Reconstruction, at the turn of the century, and during the Depression from the Chestatee Regional Library System | More about this collection » |
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A Thousand Wheels Are Set in Motion
Georgia Tech history from 1888-1908 with architectural drawings of eight early campus buildings from the Georgia Tech Archives | 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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Troup County Superior Court Records
Records of the Superior Court of Troup County, Georgia from 1827 to 1900 | 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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U.S.S. Atlanta Photograph Collection, 1942
Black-and-white photographs from 1942 of the U.S.S. Atlanta and the Battle of Midway. | More about this collection » |
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The University Bumble Bee: From the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Satirical newspaper from graduating students of the University of Georgia from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth. | 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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Vincent A. Irick Photographs
Black-and-white photographs and cyanotypes of African Americans in Faceville, Georgia at the turn of the 20th century. | 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.M. Edwards Photographs, 1923
Black-and-white photographs from 1923 of businesses located in Atlanta's commercial district, including the Ivan Allen-Marshall Company, and Belle Isle Street Company. | 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 » |