Events and Activities 1963-1977 1969-1975.

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Events and Activities 1963-1977 1969-1975.

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Contains photographs of news events such as the Apollo spacecraft launches from 1969-1971, and the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Also included are images of professional and college sporting events such as the Atlanta Golf Classic, the Peach Bowl, the Bass Masters Classic, and sporting events involving local teams such as the Atlanta Braves baseball team, the Atlanta Falcons football team, Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia. Other events that were photographed include the Dogwood Festival, Christmas activities, an art exhibit, and airplane crashes. The remainder of the images consist of outdoor activities by ordinary people including ice-skating, hunting, sailing, golf, and a river race on the Chattahoochee River.

332 photographs.

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7591379

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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