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Tag Archives: Photographs
Unexpected Connections in Digital Collections
The Digital Projects unit of Digital Library Services recently received a request from Special Collections and Archives to digitize a set of ribbons and buttons. These artifacts from the Southern Labor Archives were originally stored in a display case and … Continue reading
Rediscovering “Heaven Bound”
How exciting to discover a box filled with over 90 rolls of film that have been unseen since the 1930s! These previously unknown 35mm negatives offer a remarkable glimpse of life in Atlanta 75 years ago. Since its acquisition … Continue reading
Photo of the Week: Aerial of Unknown Georgia Town
Can you identify this Georgia town? If so, please leave a comment below. Click on the image to zoom in. This low oblique aerial photo shows a factory situated near the railroad tracks of an unidentified Georgia town. Aerial photographs … Continue reading
Posted in For Faculty, For Graduate Students, For Students, General News, History, Special Collections & Archives
Tagged aerial photograph, collaborative intelligence, collective intelligence, Commercial facilities, Georgia, Georgia town, Photographs, Social Software, Unidentified, Web 2.0
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Photo(s) of the Week: Unidentified Georgia City
Can you confirm where these photographs were taken? This is a United States Highway motorcade sponsored by the Atlanta Journal newspaper. Click on an image to zoom in. Online photo sleuthing is one way archivists and other information seekers benefit from … Continue reading
Posted in For Faculty, For Graduate Students, For Students, General News, History, Special Collections & Archives
Tagged automobiles, buildings, business districts, cars, collaborative intelligence, collective intelligence, Commercial facilities, Georgia, Photographs, Social Software, Street scenes, Unidentified, Web 2.0
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Portals to the Past: Creative Web Uses of Historic GSU Photos
Several Web sites are making innovative use of historic Atlanta photographs from Georgia State University Library Collections. The Atlanta Time Machine shows historic photographs juxtaposed with contemporary ones: The North Avenue Marta Station Entrance. The following social network sites allow the … Continue reading
AJC Newspaper Photograph Exhibit in Library North
SOUTHERN LIGHT: Selections from The Atlanta Journal – Constitution Newspaper Photographic Archives is on display until April 29th, 2011, on the first floor of Georgia State University’s Library North building. The exhibit helps publicize the new database in Special Collections … Continue reading
Posted in African American Studies, Art & Design, Business, Communication, Databases, Faculty Publications and Research, For Faculty, For Graduate Students, For Students, General News, Government Information, Graduate Student Publications and Research, History, New Resources, Political Science, Special Collections & Archives, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Tagged Atlanta, displays, exhibits, Georgia, Georgia State University, library, newspapers, Photographs, photojournalism, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Photo of the Week: Unidentified Street Scene, Bainbridge, GA, 1950
Can you confirm the location of this unidentified Bainbridge, Georgia street scene which was photographed in 1950? This photo has been identified as looking north on Broad Street from Shotwell Street. Click on the image to zoom in. Online photo … Continue reading
Posted in For Faculty, For Graduate Students, For Students, General News, History, Special Collections & Archives
Tagged Bainbridge, business districts, collaborative intelligence, collective intelligence, Commercial facilities, Georgia, Photographs, Social Software, Unidentified, Web 2.0
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