- No52
Reeves Studios photographs, 1925-1930, undated
Black-and-white photographs taken between 1925 and 1930 of Atlanta-based business enterprises and industrial facilities.
More About This Collection
Creator
Reeves Studios (Atlanta, Ga.)
Publisher
Reeves Studios Photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
Date of Original
1925/1930
Subject
Business enterprises--Georgia--Atlanta
Industrial facilities--Georgia--Atlanta
Westview Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.)
Cemeteries--Georgia--Atlanta
Automobile industry--Georgia--Atlanta
Blackman Sanitarium (Atlanta, Ga.)
Exposition Cotton Mills (Atlanta, Ga.)
Textile industry--Georgia--Atlanta
West Lumber Company
Lumber industry--Georgia--Atlanta
Swimming pools--Georgia--Atlanta
Southern Agricultural Corporation (Atlanta, Ga.)
Agriculture--Georgia--Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company--Employees--Georgia--Atlanta
Telecommunications industry--Georgia--Atlanta
Avondale Estates (Atlanta, Ga.)
Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Medium
black-and-white photographs
photographs
visual works
Description
This collection is a blend of photographs that includes images of businesses in Atlanta, Georgia, and portraits of individuals. Some of the businesses include Buick Motor Company, Chevrolet Motor Company, Southern Agricultural Corporation, West Lumber Company, Seydel-Wooley Company, Silvers Brothers Company, Dahl's Florist, Exposition Cotton Mills, Cathcart Van and Storage Company, Westview Cemetery, and Blackman Health Resort, which was a sanitarium. Included among these images are interior views of the General Motors plant showing assembly line activities, and also interior views of the Exposition Cotton Mills. Portraits of individuals include Walter P. Andrews, G. F. Willis, and a group of telephone operators for Southern Bell and Telegraph Company., Reeves Studios was a photography service specializing in commercial photography and portraiture. The business was founded in 1914 by Walter and C. Walton Reeves. Its original location was 91 1/2 Whitehall Avenue, but the firm changed locations many times. The business last appeared in the Atlanta city directory in 1984.
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