This collection consists of photographic prints and negatives (including glass negatives) produced by the Foltz Photography Studio in Savannah, Georgia, primarily depicting the Savannah/Chatham County, Georgia area from the early 1900's up to 1960. Foltz did some copy photography, thus, there are a few photographs of images that pre-date the time his work began in Savannah. Subject areas depicted include: agriculture; cotton gins; farms; plantations; animals; cattle; rabbits; architectural elements; fireplaces; art; buildings; asylums and homes; auditoriums; churches; City and Town Halls; convents; courthouses; customs houses; fire stations; galleries and museums; hospitals; veterinary hospitals; jails; libraries; opticians; orphanages; police departments; post offices; sanatoriums; schools; synagogues; theaters; transient bureaus; universities and colleges; business enterprises; advertisements; banks; hotels; markets; merchants exchanges; restaurants and bars; stores; communication; radios; telephones; dwellings; apartment houses; cabins; housing projects; interiors; named houses; unidentified houses; street views; events; baptisms; beauty contests; circuses; contests; fairs; festivals; holidays; pageants; parades; picnics; theatrical productions; furniture; fires; geographical locations; archaeological sites; cemeteries; cities and towns; counties; forests; gardens; historical markers; historical trees; islands; parks; public squares; states; wetlands; unidentified landscapes; industry; beverage; boat and ship; chemical; food; iron; lumber; motion pictures; naval stores; paper; petroleum; steel; tobacco; utilities; machinery; maps. Military; airbases; barracks; forts; military organizations; uniforms; wars; monuments and memorials; music; bands and orchestras; choirs and choruses; jukeboxes; occupations and employment; chimney sweeps; firefighters; work relief; organizations; people; sports; archery; baseball; basketball; bicycling; billiards; boating; fishing; golf; horseracing; horse shows; hunting; shooting; miniature golf; motorcycling; polo; rodeo; tennis; toys; transportation; aircraft; airlines; airports; airships; air shows; aviators; carts and buggies; harbors; motor vehicles; railroads; rivers; roads; shipping; trailers; and weather. Names houses included in the collection are: Andrew Low (Colonial Dames Headquarters, 329 Abercorn); Bulloch-Habersham (Barnard St., demolished); Cranston (Perry at Drayton St., demolished); Green-Meldrim (14 W. Macon St.); Houstoun-Johnson-Screven (Abercorn at Congress St., demolished); Hunter-Mackay (125 E. Congress St.); Joseph Stiles (Yamacraw, demolished); Marshall (163 W. Broad St., demolished); Minis (204 W. Hull St.); Owens-Thomas (124 Abercorn St.); Pink House (23 Abercorn St.); Scarbrough (41 W. Broad St.); Sorrell-Weed (6 W. Harris St.); Stoddard-Barrow (17 W. McDonough St.); Wayne-Gordon (Juliette Gordon Low birthplace, 10 E. Oglethorpe Ave.); and the Wetter House (later the Savannah Female Orphan Asylum, 423 W. Oglethorpe; Ave.), including photos of ironwork and views taken during the time it was the Savannah Female Orphan Asylum. Some of the photographs may be attributed to the work of Will Bond, a combat photographer during World War II. Bond attended Savannah schools and began working with Foltz in 1937. He managed the commercial business when Foltz retired and later established his own Savannah photography studio. The negatives are restricted from patron use. This finding aid also includes an index to people depicted in this collection.
