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Living in Savannah, volume 1

Photographs documenting urban poverty and housing conditions in Savannah in 1940.

More About This Collection

Creator
Armstrong Junior College

Date of Original
1940

Subject
Savannah (Ga.)--History
Savannah (Ga.)--Photographs
African Americans--Georgia--Savannah--Housing
Poor--Georgia--Savannah--Housing
Slums--Georgia--Savannah
Photography--Georgia--Savannah
Armstrong Junior College
Armstrong Atlantic State University. Lane Library. Florence Powell Minis Collection

Location
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983

Medium
albums (books)
books
photographs
scrapbooks

Type
Still Image, Text

Description
The Living in Savannah scrapbook project was designed to increase awareness of the urban poverty in Savannah during 1940 and 1941. Scrapbook volume one contains 300 photographs which focus on housing conditions in Savannah, particularly on those of the lower class. The photographs were taken in 1939-40 by Armstrong Junior College students for a Contemporary Georgia course, which included the study of the economic, social, and political problems of Georgia. Photographs include the original captions given by the students, and the photographers are credited on the appropriate pages. Two students, Ruth Christiansen and Elise Wortsman, were responsible for arranging the scrapbooks.

Metadata URL
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/living-savannah-lane-1/

Original Collection
Florence Powell Minis collection.

Holding Institution
Lane Library (Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus)

Rights