I don’t always give directions. But when I do, they start at the Big Chicken.
1951 view of Marietta Street, looking west from Broad Street.
FROM THE COLLECTION
William Patrick Anderson Jr., of Cobb County, Georgia, wore this suit when he went to have his daguerreotype taken in 1854. The small, richly colored pattern of the printed velveteen jacket is characteristic of children’s prints and the sleeve shape is indicative of the era. The snug, fitted, waist-length jacket with brass ball buttons was known as a roundabout and was popular for boys in the 1840s and 1850s.
As with most daguerreotypes of the period, the photographer and location are unknown. The Anderson family might have had the portrait made by daguerreotypist O.B. Curtis, who worked in Marietta at that time.
FROM THE ARCHIVES-
Employees and their families visiting the Marietta Bell Bomber Plant on Family Day, July 15, 1945.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Photo taken April 28, 1942. “Laying water main for the Bell Bomber plant—looking south down the future taxiway.”
