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Dodson W. Hancock photograph collection, February 1954
Black-and-white photographs of College Park, East Point, Fairburn Hapeville, Palmetto, Red Oak, and Union City (formerly of Campbelll County) taken in 1954.
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Creator
Hancock, Dodson W.
Publisher
Dodson W. Hancock Photograph Collection, VIS 131, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center.
Date of Original
1954-02
Subject
Grady Cook Motor Company (Fairburn, Ga.)
First Baptist Church (College Park, Ga.)
Roosevelt Drive In Theater (Red Oak, Ga.)
Red Oak Methodist Church (Red Oak, Ga.)
Ford Motor Company (Hapeville, Ga.)
Southern States Feed Corporation (Red Oak, Ga.)
Campbell High School (Fairburn, Ga.)
Palmetto Cotton Mills (Palmetto, Ga.)
Central business districts--Georgia
Billboards--Georgia
Grocery stores--Georgia--Red Oak
Cemeteries--Georgia--College Park
Church buildings--Georgia
Railroads--Georgia--Fairburn
Automobiles--1950-1950
Dwellings--Georgia--College Park
Housing--Georgia--College Park
Tractors--1950-1960
Trucks--1950-1960
Cities and towns--Georgia
Dwellings--Georgia
Roads--Georgia
Farms--Georgia
Fulton County (Ga.)--Rural conditions
Motels--Georgia
Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, College Park, 33.65344, -84.44937
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, East Point, 33.67955, -84.43937
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Fairburn, 33.56706, -84.58104
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Hapeville, 33.66011, -84.4102
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Palmetto, 33.51789, -84.66965
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Red Oak, 33.62483, -84.49854
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Union City, 33.58706, -84.54243
United States, Georgia, Highway 19
United States, Georgia, Highway 29
Medium
black-and-white photographs
Type
Still Image
Description
This collection contains photographs of cities located south of Atlanta, Georgia in Fulton County. Included are images of College Park, East Point, Fairburn, Hapeville, Palmetto, Red Oak, and Union City. Many of these cities were originally part of Campbell County, a county that went bankrupt during the Great Depression and was then merged with Fulton County. Photographer Hancock follows highways 19 & 29 in a span of one month to reveal the former Campbell County cities in their 1954 condition. Many of these photographs were taken from the highways ventured by the photographer and provide scenes from business districts, cemeteries, schools, farms, drive-in theaters, government offices, and private residences.
Holding Institution
Atlanta History Center
Rights