Delta Air Lines Public Relations Department photographs of Atlanta, Georgia, 1953-1972
Black-and-white photographs from 1953 to 1972 of downtown Atlanta, street scenes, parks, churches, shopping districts, private residences, hotels, colleges and universities, and Atlanta landmarks.
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Creator
Delta Air Lines. Public Relations Dept.
Publisher
Delta Air Lines Public Relations Department photographs of Atlanta, Georgia, VIS 107, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center.
Date of Original
1953/1972
Subject
Atlanta Art Association
Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta Civic Center (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta Municipal Airport (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Ga.)
Emory University
Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Ga.)
Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.)
Georgia State University
Sparks Hall (Atlanta, Ga.)
Glenn Memorial Methodist Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.)
Hyatt Regency Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.)
Morningside Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
Piedmont Driving Club (Atlanta, Ga.)
Western Union Building (Atlanta, Ga.)
Wren's Nest (Atlanta, Ga.)
Express highways--Georgia--Atlanta
Flowers
Golf--Georgia--Atlanta
Piedmont Park (Atlanta, Ga.)
Stone Mountain State Park (Stone Mountain, Ga.)
Plaza Park (Atlanta, Ga.)
Five Points (Atlanta, Ga.)
Peachtree Center (Atlanta, Ga.)
Forsyth Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Harris Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Hurt Park (Atlanta, Ga.)
Church buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Parks--Georgia--Atlanta
Hotels--Georgia--Atlanta
Dwellings--Georgia--Atlanta
Hospitals--Georgia--Atlanta
Universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta
Theaters--Georgia--Atlanta
Airports--Georgia--Atlanta
Historic sites--Georgia--Atlanta
Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Medium
aerial photographs
black-and-white photographs
photographs
visual works
Description
This collection is comprised of images taken by Delta Airlines corporate photographers and utilized for promotional purposes by the company. The photographs are of geographic locations in the metropolitan Atlanta region, but most of the images are of downtown Atlanta. Included are aerial views and cityscapes of downtown Atlanta, street scenes, parks, churches, shopping districts, private residences, hotels, colleges and universities, and Atlanta landmarks. Buildings include the Atlanta City Hall, Atlanta Stadium, Georgia State Farmers Market, the Capitol City Club, Atlanta Civic Center, the Cyclorama, Dinkler Plaza Hotel, Fox Theater, the Governor's Mansion in Ansley Park, the Hyatt Regency, Atlanta Memorial Arts Center, Morningside Baptist Church, Atlanta Municipal Auditorium, Piedmont Driving Club, and the Wren's Nest. There are several images of what was the Western Union building on 48 Marietta Street that contained the law office of future president Woodrow Wilson. The collection contains images of Atlanta's parks and recreational areas such as Bobby Jones Golf Course in Buckhead, Zoo Atlanta in Grant Park, Stone Mountain, Piedmont Park, and Plaza Park. Other photographs include images of Atlanta Municipal Airport, shops and restaurants in Underground Atlanta, interstate highways that surround Atlanta, and the campuses of Emory University, Georgia Tech, and Georgia State University., Delta Airlines began in Macon, Georgia in 1924 as a crop dusting company called Huff Daland Dusters. The company moved to Monroe, Louisiana in 1925 and soon had the largest privately owned aircraft fleet in the world. In 1928 the company was renamed Delta Air Service. Passenger operations began in 1929, and in 1934, the company secured a contract to deliver mail on a southern route that stretched from Texas to South Carolina. In 1941, the company established its corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and in 1945 changed its name to Delta Airlines, Inc. After years of directing its resources towards the war effort, Delta entered a period of rapid growth, in part through a string of mergers. In 1953 Delta merged with Chicago and Southern Airlines, and followed by absorbing Northeast Airlines in 1972 and Western Airlines in 1987. In 1991, Delta acquired the transatlantic routes of Pan American World Airways and became a major provider of worldwide service.
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
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