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Map Selection, Washington Park, Sheet 558, Atlanta Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Volume 5, 1925
A selection from the 1925 Atlanta Sanborn Fire Insurance Map showing the location and construction status of the Washington Park recreational area.
Map Selection, Atlanta., Foote and Davies Company, 1919
Selection of a 1919 map of Atlanta showing the railroad yards in West Atlanta
Print, Atlanta University, circa 1900, ca. 1900
Print showing the Atlanta University campus around 1900
Article, "Segregation Act Ready for Mayor," The Atlanta Georgian, June 18, 1913
Article reporting the passing of the 1913 Atlanta racial zoning ordinance
Map, Tentative Zone Plan, Atlanta, Ga., City Planning Commission, 1922
Map showing the plans for the 1922 Atlanta racial zoning ordinance. The neighborhood of Washington Park is outlined for reference purposes.
Photograph, Washington Park swimming pool, ca. 1940
Photograph showing the pool at Washington park. The pool opened in July 1922 and was the only one constructed specifically for the Black population of Atlanta
Photograph, Students Posing in Front of Ashby Street School, 1921
Group of students posing outside the Ashby Street School. This photograph depicts the original building, which was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1922 and 1926. The building was built anew in 1928.
Broadside, "Get a Lot in Sunset Park", The Atlanta Georgian, June 8, 1912
Advertisement for the Sunset Park development area, before the area was cemented as "Black" and before Heman Perry's investment. The ad praises the area and the amenities that will be installed.
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…