- Collection:
- William Hartsfield Gone With the Wind Premiere Film
- Title:
- Mayor William B. Hartsfield’s 1940 Campaign film
- Creator:
- Hartsfield, William Berry, 1890-1971
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1940
2024 - Subject:
- Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Political science--Georgia--Atlanta
Mayors--Georgia--Atlanta
Schools--Georgia--Atlanta
School children--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--1930-1940
Automobiles--1930-1940
Bridges--Georgia--Atlanta
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Construction--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta (Ga.)--Economic conditions
Health facilities--Georgia--Atlanta
Hospitals--Georgia--Atlanta
Incinerators--Georgia--Atlanta
Laborers--Georgia--Atlanta
Medical personnel--Georgia--Atlanta
Parks--Georgia--Atlanta
Road construction--Georgia--Atlanta
Sewerage--Georgia--Marietta
Sewers--Georgia--Atlanta
Streets--Georgia--Atlanta
City planning
Water use--Georgia--Atlanta
Fire fighters--Georgia--Atlanta
Fire stations--Georgia--Atlanta
Firefighting equipment--Georgia--Atlanta
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.)
Battle Hill Sanatorium (Atlanta, Ga.)
Henry Grady High School (Atlanta, Ga.)
J.C. Murphy Junior High School (Atlanta, Ga.)
Maddox Junior High School (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta Fire Department (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta Fire Department (Atlanta, Ga.). Fire Station No. 1
Atlanta Water Works (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- Hartsfield, William Berry, 1890-1971
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Alabama Street, 33.751816, -84.388998
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Avery Drive
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Boulevard Drive
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Candler Road
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, East Lake Drive
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Flat Shoals Avenue
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Glenwood Avenue
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Gordon Street
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Highland Avenue
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, John A. White Park, 33.72872, -84.44854
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Kirkwood Road
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Lee Street, 33.73927, -84.41354
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Magnolia Street, 33.75793, -84.40767
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, McDonough Road
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Peachtree Street, 33.798452, -84.3910732
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Piedmont Road, 33.8399842, -84.369466
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Ponce de Leon Avenue
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Russell Street
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Tupelo Street
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, West End, 33.73816, -84.41632
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Whitehall Street - Medium:
- black-and-white film (film, material)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Mayor Hartsfield’s 1940 reelection campaign presents information about the conditions of Atlanta’s hospitals, schools, and crime rates and how Hartsfield's case for how he improved the city in these areas during his term in office. The film highlights city infrastructure improvements under his administration; improvements to the sewer system; street expansions; and widening of significant business districts. The administration also boasts Howell Park improvements in the historic West End neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. The film features footage of Grady Memorial Hospital, Grady High School (later Midtown High School), Battle Hill Sanatorium, Maddox Junior High School, Murphy Junior High School, Atlanta Fire Department No. 1 on 44 West Alabama Street, renderings of a new incinerator that was under construction during Hartsfield’s tenure as mayor (later named the Hartsfield Incinerator), workers digging and laying pipes for the city’s sewage system and paving and widening roads, Atlanta Fire Department firefighters testing new equipment, and the Atlanta Waterworks at Hemphill Station.
bonds; salvage rescue; rescue equipment; African American construction workers; Black construction workers;
William Berry Hartsfield (1890-1971) served as Mayor of Atlanta 1937-1962. He served on the Atlanta City Council from 1923-1928 and represented Fulton County in the state legislature. Hartsfield was Mayor of Atlanta in 1939 when the city hosted the premiere of "Gone With the Wind," the movie based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell (Marsh). The film Gone With the Wind, based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell (Marsh), premiered in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 15, 1939. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/WH/id/5
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Copyright is held by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Please contact the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center for more information. Licensing and reproduction fees may apply.
- Extent:
- 8:56 minutes
- Original Collection:
- William B. Hartsfield films
William B. Hartsfield photographs, VIS 4, Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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