1940s view of the Hurt Building and the Derby Show (originally the Atlanta Theatre).
Marble master bathroom inside the AHC’s historic Swan House.
Valentine from the Martha Lumpkin Compton Scrapbook Collection, dated 1840-1895.
From the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
FROM THE COLLECTION-
Wallpaper samples from the Georgia Paint and Glass Company, 1900-1910.
This artifact is on display in the Metropolitan Frontiers exhibit at the Atlanta History Center.
Original 1936 Magic Chef stove at the AHC’s Swan House. Found in the basement during restoration.
Kitchen at the AHC’s Swan House
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1940s view of Atlanta Municipal Airport. Known today as Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, it is the busiest airport in the world.
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce chairman Frank T. Reynolds poses with a “Welcome to Atlanta” sign erected in 1930.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES- 1967 pic of an Atlanta woman cruising around in her convertible.
