State Guard at Techwood Homes
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| Type: | Gelatin silver prints |
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| Title: | State Guard at Techwood Homes |
| Date: | 1940 | Atlanta (Ga.) | Fulton County (Ga.) |
| Description: | View of a civil defense unit based at Techwood Homes in Atlanta, Georgia. public housing; military formations; ww ii; world war ii Techwood Homes was the first public housing project in the United States. It was dedicated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1935, but not completed until 1936. Techwood Homes was initially provided public housing for white families only. It was operated by the Atlanta Housing Authority. Techwood Homes was demolished in 1996 to make way for Centennial Place during the 1996 Summer Olympics. |
| Subjects: | World War, 1939-1945--Georgia--Atlanta | Military uniforms | Atlanta Housing Authority | Techwood Homes (Atlanta, Ga.) | Public housing--Georgia--Atlanta | Men--Georgia--Atlanta | Apartment houses--Georgia--Atlanta | Civil defense--Georgia--Atlanta | Rifles--Georgia--Atlanta |
| Contributors: | Atlanta History Center |
| Online Publisher: | Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center Atlanta GA 30305, Atlanta GA 30305, 2005 |
| Original Material: | 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. | Atlanta Housing Authority Photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA |
| Rights and Usage: | This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/store/Products/80541-state-guard-at-techwood-homes.aspx |
| Related Institutions: | Atlanta History Center |
| Collection Information: | Atlanta Housing Authority Photographs, 1940-1942 |