Atlanta Urban League photographs, 1942-1989 (bulk 1942-1964).

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Atlanta Urban League photographs, 1942-1989 (bulk 1942-1964).

The series consists of photographs collected by the Atlanta Urban League from 1942-1989. The photographs include images of Atlanta, Georgia: Auburn Avenue, slum areas, residential developments, Carrie Steel Pitts Home, public schools, Atlanta University buildings, Grady Memorial Hospital's Hughes Spalding Pavillion, Gate City Day Nursery, and Butler Street YMCA. The collection also includes photographs of Atlanta Urban League staff members and board members, including Grace Towns Hamilton, Robert A. Thompson, Austin T. Walden, and Lormier D. Milton. Other prominent individuals include Mayor William B. Hartsfield, Ralph J. Bunche, Thurgood Marshall, Roy Wilkins, and Clark Foreman. Many photographs are undated, and the bulk were made from 1942-1964. The collection also includes several unidentified negatives and prints.

1.8 linear ft.

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Milton, Lorimer D.

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Foreman, Clark, 1902-1977

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Hamilton, Grace Towns, 1907-1992

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Thompson, Robert Grainger Ker, Sir, 1916-....

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Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971

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