Atlanta Gas Light collection, 1957-1989. 1957-1989.

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Atlanta Gas Light collection, 1957-1989. 1957-1989.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/472656857

This collection contains films, videos, and radio spots produced by the Atlanta Gas Light Company from the 1950s through 1970s. It includes home movies of company events, training and promotional films, commercials, and footage of the Mrs. Georgia Pageant in the 1960s.

78 film reels : sd., b&w, col. ; 16 mm.7 film reels : sd., b&w, col. ; 8 mm.15 videocassettes (Umatic) : sd., b&w, col. ; 3/4 in.1 videoreel : sd., b&w, col. ; 2 in.3 film reels : sd., b&w, col. ; Super8 mm.74 sound cassettes ; 1/4 in.1 sound cassette : analog ; 8 track, 2 1/2 in. x 3 3/4 in.12 slides : col. ; 3 x 3 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7578292

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Mrs. Georgia Pageant.

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Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

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Atlanta Gas Light Company

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The Atlanta Gas Light Company was established on 16 February 1856 by William Helme, Julius A. Hayden, William N. Kirkpatrick, Adolph J. Brady, William C Lawshe, and Cicero H. Strong. Several cities in Georgia already had gas service in 1856 including Athens, Augusta, Macon, and Savannah, but Atlanta had neither the capital nor the know-how until William Helme entered talks with Atlanta's city council in 1855. The company is the oldest corporation in Atlanta and the second oldest in the state of ...