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International Scouts and Helicopter Used by Atlanta Police

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Description: International Scouts and a helicopter used by the Atlanta police emergency rescue unit.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Date: 1940
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt making a speech.
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Gift Shop

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Description: Interior of a small variety store. Racks of cards, stuffed animals, and gift items are on display.
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International R-110 Delivery Truck

Date: 01 1953
Description: R-110 delivery truck owned by Simpson Trucking Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
Poster

Is He Protecting You?

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Description: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee poster showing a Mississippi highway patrolman in a helmet stands with his arms crossed. Other people are visible...
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Union Membership Drive

Date: 1952
Description: United Packinghouse Workers of America members at the Armour plant in Atlanta check membership cards in an effort to bring 100 percent membership into loca...
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Pickets in Uniform

Date: 05 1948
Description: The message of United Packinghouse Workers of American picketers gained force when members who were veterans wore their uniforms. One picket sign reads "We...
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All CIO Made

Date: 10 1948
Description: The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) booth at the Southeastern World's Fair in Atlanta featured local products made by CIO members. Visitors to t...
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Labor Action at White Provisions

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Description: Two representatives of the Georgia CIO, C.H. Gillman and Loren Nelleo, visiting with strikers at the Swift company's White Provisions plant. The strikers w...
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First Street

Date: 1900
Description: View across street toward commercial buildings. Signs read: "Post Office" "First National Bank" and "J.E. Toole's."
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Baldwin Hotel

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Description: View across intersection toward the Baldwin Hotel and surrounding shops. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk and in the street. A post office is on the corner...
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Andersonville Prison

Date: 1864
Description: "Andersonville Prison, Camp Sumter, Ga., as it appeared August 1st 1864 when it contained 35,000 prisoners of war."
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Willson Boarding House

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Description: View of the Willson boarding house. Sign reads: "Mrs. Willson Rooms Beautyrest Beds Private Baths free Garage Meals Heat."
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Gas Tanker Truck for Gulf Refinery

Date: 1916
Description: International Model F or 31 tanker truck operated by Gulf Refining Company. Text on the truck reads: "There is More Power in 'That Good Gulf Gasoline' and...
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Two Horses Pulling a Trolley Car

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Description: A trolley pulled by two horses through downtown Covington, Georgia, with the Newton County Court House in the background.
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Bessie Tift College

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the Carithers Memorial Gate, at the entrance to the Bessie Tift College campus, consisting of brick pillars with globe lamps at the top. The pill...
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City of Atlanta, GA No. 2

Date: 1866
Description: Elevated view of commercial area of the city, taken after General Sherman marched through. Most of the buildings appear to be intact, but one of the build...
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City of Atlanta, GA No. 1

Date: 1866
Description: Elevated view of the ruins of the railroad roundhouse, with the city in the background. Men are posing on the train cars and engines.
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Cannon and Statue at Fort Hughes

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Description: View of Fort Hughes featuring a park or town square decorated with a cannon and a statue. A street lined with storefronts is visible across the lawn.
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Campbell Coal Company Truck

Date: 1939
Description: A man standing on a large pile of coal uses a rake to load coal onto the bed of an International D-30 truck owned by Campbell Coal. The driver's side door ...

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