Medium
photographs, visual works
Creator
McTyre, Joe
Date of Original
1889/1985
Subject
Atlanta (Ga.)--Politics and government
Politics, Practical--Georgia--Atlanta
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Sports--Georgia--Atlanta
World War, 1939-1945--Georgia--Atlanta
Serial murders--Georgia--Atlanta
African American youth--Crimes against--Georgia--Atlanta
Murder--Investigation--Georgia--Atlanta
Trials (Murder)--Georgia--Atlanta
Williams, Wayne Bertram
Ali, Muhammad, 1942-
Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Description
This collection is comprised of images taken by Atlanta Journal-Constitution journalist Joe McTyre, and images of other Atlanta photojournalists. The photographs in the collection include images of prominent individuals in government, business, entertainment, sports, and others who were the subject of news events. Also included are photographs of street scenes and landscapes (the physical environment) in Atlanta, and in rural Georgia towns. The remaining photographs relate to news coverage of events such as airplane crashes, fires, floods, trials, sporting events, political campaigns, and World War II., Joe McTyre is a retired photographer from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has worked as a photojournalist in Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia since 1950. Additional biographical information about Joe McTyre has not been determined.
