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- Collection: Washington Park Neighborhood
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Photograph, Heman Perry Dream House (996 Simpson Rd NW), circa 2000
Photograph of the historical Heman Perry Dream House located in Washington Park. It is in a run-down state
Photograph, Heman Perry, ca. 1920s
Photograph of Heman Perry, founder of Standard Life Insurance Company and Citizens Trust Bank
Photograph, Home of Graham W. Jackson (60 Whitehouse Dr SW), October 20, 1947
Depicts the home of Graham W. Jackson, who modeled his home after the Little White House in Warm Springs, GA. The address of the home is 60 Whitehouse Drive SW, Atlanta, GA, 30314.
Photograph, Little White House, Warm Springs, GA, April 2, 2006
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia
Photograph, Man on Washington Park Tennis Courts, Undated
Shows man standing amongst tennis balls on a tennis court in Washington Park
Photograph, Portrait of Pearlie Craft Dove, 1967
Portrait of a young Pearlie Craft Dove. She was a resident of Washington Park who was committed to community service in the area.
Photograph, Row of Businesses on Hunter Street (now: MLK Jr. Drive), ca. 2000
Photograph depicting many historic buildings on MLK Jr. Drive, once known as Hunter Street. From left to right the buildings are : Citizens Trust Bank, the Calloway Building, (unknown), and the former Atlanta Inquirer headquarters. Image included in…
Photograph, Ruby Blackburn demonstrating a voting machine, 1959
Photograph showing Ruby Blackburn teaching a group of women how to use a voting machine. This was likely part of her work with the Georgia League of Negro Women Voters.
Photograph, Ruby Blackburn swears in poll workers at E.R. Carter Elementary School, ca. 1950s
Photograph of Ruby Blackburn, a well-established community activist in Washington Park, swearing in poll at E.R. Carter Elementary School, previously known as the Ashby Street School. Blackburn is located in the center of the image, wearing…
Photograph, Ruby Blackburn, ca. 1920s
Photograph of a young Ruby Blackburn. Blackburn owned a beauty shop in the Washington Park neighborhood and also played an influential role as a community activist.