- Collection:
- Digital Collection of Robert W. Woodruff Library (AUC)
- Title:
- Photograph of the Wood Lathe Room in the Knowles Industrial Building at Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1884
- Publisher:
- Digital Collection of Robert W. Woodruff Library (AUC)
- Date of Original:
- 1884
- Subject:
- Lathes--Georgia--Atlanta
Woodwork--Georgia--Atlanta
Woodworking tools--Georgia--Atlanta
School shops--Georgia--Atlanta
African American college students
African American universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Classrooms--Georgia--Atlanta
School facilities--Georgia--Atlanta
Industrial buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Universities andcolleges--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta University - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A black and white photograph of students working in the Wood Lathe Room in the Knowles Industrial Building at Atlanta University. A lathe is a machine that rotates material on it's axis and allows the performance of various operations, such as cutting or sanding. Woodworking lathes are the oldest type of lathe. The Knowles Industrial Building was built in 1884 for the use of the mechanical department. The building included carpenter's benches, wood-turning lathes, a forge room, and a room for mechanical drawing. Atlanta University opened on October 13, 1869. The University offered training for African American students of all ages including kindergarten, grade school, normal industrial, academy and college.
- Local Identifier:
- auc.001.bgox4.00000000.pho0181.jpg
- Metadata URL:
- http://hbcudigitallibrary.auctr.edu/cdm/ref/collection/rwwl/id/80
- Rights Holder:
- All images in this collection either are protected by copyright or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact archives@auctr.edu with specific object file name.
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
