- Collection:
- Bill Wilson Photographs, 1938-1979, undated
- Title:
- Atlantic Steel
- Creator:
- Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993
- Date of Original:
- 1950
- Subject:
- Factories--Georgia--Atlanta
Mills--Georgia--Atlanta
Steel
Steel industry--Georgia--Atlanta
Houses--Georgia--Atlanta
Dwellings--Georgia--Atlanta
Automobiles--1950-1960
Vehicles--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlantic Steel Company (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the neighborhood where steel mill workers lived, in the area surrounding Atlantic Steel mill in Atlanta, Georgia.
Atlantic Steel was the first steel mill in Georgia. It was founded in 1901 as Atlanta Hoop Company to make cotton bale ties and barrel hoops. It was reorganized into Atlantic Steel Company in 1915 and broadened its product lines over the years. Operations at the plant were discontinued in 1998. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 99.311.22
ahc099311022a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/Wilson/id/1408
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/Wilson:1408/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 2 1/4 in. or smaller black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Bill Wilson Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
