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Photography

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Alfred T. Humphreys photograph collection, 1970s-1980s

 Series — Box 1: Series MSS 016.001; Series MSS 016.002; Series MSS 016.003; Series MSS 016.004; Series MSS 016.005; Series MSS 016.006; Series MSS 016.007 [Barcode: 31001005173712], Folder: 1
Collection number: MSS 016.001
Overview

Eight photographs of Athens and Oconee County taken by Alfred T. Humphreys in the late 1970s-early 1980s.

Dates: 1970s-1980s
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS-016, Small collections

Downtown Athens aerial photographs, 1959

 Series — Box 8: Series MSS 016.038; Series MSS 016.040; Series MSS 016.041; Series MSS 016.042; Series MSS 016.043; Series MSS 016.044; Series MSS 016.045; Series MSS 016.046; Series MSS 016.047; Series MSS 016.048 [Barcode: 31001005172706], Folder: 73
Collection number: MSS 016.047
Overview

Eight photographs of downtown Athens, of unknown provenance, apparently taken from the top of the Holman Hotel/C. and S. Bank/Bank of America building (the tallest in Athens), dated July 1959.

Dates: 1959
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS-016, Small collections

Kidd/Vandiver Slides

 Unprocessed
Collection number: 2023-002-001
Dates: 1952 - 1953
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library

Collection of dry plates

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005175527], Carton: 1-16
Collection number: MSS-027
Overview

Sixteen exposed dry plates featuring pictures of African American families and individuals, the tombstone of Crawford W. Long, and three persons in front of a dam and mill pond.

Dates: ca. 1920
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Collection of dry plates

Dan McClure slides

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS-055
Overview

Slides of photographs taken by Dan McClure for local publications including Athens Magazine and as owner of McClure Studios.

Dates: 1970 - 1990
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Dan McClure slides

Towards a History of Athens collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005172672]
Collection number: MSS-058
Overview

This collection apparently contains materials intended for a project entitled, Towards a History of Athens, Georgia. The provenance of the collection is uncertain. Given its small size, its original compiler may have intended to include other materials.

Dates: 1958
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Towards a History of Athens collection

William M. White Photographic Prints by Dr. Roy Ward

 Unprocessed
Collection number: MSS-WAT-004
Found in: Oconee County Library

William M. White Photographic Prints by Dr. Roy Ward collection

 Collection
Collection number: MSS-WAT-004
Content Description This series of prints were given to the Oconee County Library by Dr. Roy Ward; we are unsure of the date of the gift. However, the prints were used as at a photography exhibit titled "Turn of the Century Photographs of Watkinsville and Athens by Dr. William M. White, Printed by Dr. Roy Ward April 5-May 4, 1997" displayed at the Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia. Each photo print is on photographic paper and mounted on white matting. Some of the prints are framed and displayed within the...
Dates: 1997; Copyright: Majority of material found within 1898-1900
Found in: Oconee County Library / William M. White Photographic Prints by Dr. Roy Ward collection