- Collection:
- Bill Wilson Photographs, 1938-1979, undated
- Title:
- United Methodist Children's Home
- Creator:
- Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993
- Date of Original:
- 1948
- Subject:
- Orphans--Georgia--Decatur
Children--1940-1950
Holding hands
United Methodist Children's Home (Decatur, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of an unidentified man holding the hand of an orphaned child at the United Methodist Children's Home in Decatur, Georgia.
The United Methodist Children's Home was founded in 1871 by the North Georgia Methodist Conference and was the first orphanage opened by the Methodist Episcopal Church. Its' original location was on a farm in Norcross, Georgia but in 1873 the orphanage was moved to a smaller location in Decatur. The orphanage is still in use serving nearly 3,000 children each year. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 99.214.21
ahc099214021a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/Wilson/id/609
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/Wilson:609/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:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Bill Wilson Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
