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Emory Cocke photographs, 1943-1952, undated
Black-and-white photographs of the Exposition Cotton Mills in Atlanta, Georgia from 1943 to 1952.
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Creator
Cocke, Emory
Publisher
Emory Cocke Photographs, VIS 122, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center.
Date of Original
1943/1952
Subject
Lane Brothers Photo News Service (Atlanta, Ga.)
Benzur, Gabriel
Meredith, Elsie
Woods, Nettie
Benton, William
Woods, Leila
Pace, Andrew
Bradford, G. N.
Crews, Essie
Felt, Linda
Weeks, Harriet
Branson, Estelle
Cobb, Ommie
Netherland, James
Edward, Arthur
Bennett, Lonnie
Kilpatrick, B.W., Reverend
Exposition Cotton Mills (Atlanta, Ga.)
Jefferson Street Methodist Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
Jordon, Sara
Hughes, Martha
Putnam, Brewer
York, Geneva
Peppers, Gertie
Strickland, Mamie
Glenn, George E.
Cotton textile industry--Georgia--Atlanta
Textile workers--Georgia--Atlanta
Looms
Textile machinery--Georgia--Atlanta
Nurses--Georgia--Atlanta
Football teams--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Medium
black-and-white photographs
photographs
visual works
Description
This collection contains images depicting the interior of the Exposition Cotton Mills and its employees, spinning equipment. Photographers featured in this collection include Gabriel Benzur, and Lane Brothers, of Atlanta, Georgia.
A native Atlantan, Emory Cocke graduated from Marist College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1915, and later attended the University of Georgia. He joined the Navy in 1917, and attended officer training school. He later went into business, forming Suni-Citrus Products Company, one of the Southeast's most successful agricultural businesses.
The International Cotton Exposition of 1881 was one of three expositions in Atlanta designed to attract business and venture capitol to Atlanta. The other two expositions were in 1887 and 1895. Buildings were erected for the 1881 exposition along what is now Ashby Street in West Atlanta. In 1882, these structures were converted into a textile mill, and became the Exposition Cotton Mills, which stood until 1971.
Rights Holder
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.
Holding Institution
Atlanta History Center
