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Photograph, Heman Perry, ca. 1920s
Photograph of Heman Perry, founder of Standard Life Insurance Company and Citizens Trust Bank
Cover Illustration,”Massacre de Negres dans les Rues D’Atlanta [Massacre of Negroes in
the Streets of Atlanta],” Le Petit Parisien, October 14, 1906
This Paris publication shows an imagined scene of the Atlanta Race Riot, which took place in late September 1906.
Photograph, Heman Perry (center) discussing business, 1921
Heman Perry (middle), founder of Citizens Trust Bank and Standard Life Insurance Company, discusses business with music publisher Harry Pace (left) and entrepreneur Alonzo Herndon (right).
Photograph, Austin T. Walden with Ivan Allen Jr., February 3, 1964
Ivan Allen Jr. swears in A.T. Walden as judge of the Atlanta Municipal Court
Map, Washington Park Neighborhood Area (Sheets 557, 558), Atlanta Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Volume 5, 1925
A selection from the 1925 Atlanta Sanborn Fire Insurance Map showing the layout of the Washington Park Neighborhood. Many historical landmarks can be seen
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.
Article, "Segregation Act Ready for Mayor," The Atlanta Georgian, June 18, 1913
Article reporting the passing of the 1913 Atlanta racial zoning ordinance
Front Page, The Atlanta Inquirer, July 31, 1960
First issue of The Atlanta Inquirer, the second Black newspaper in Atlanta after the Atlanta Daily World. Its goal was to offer a more progressive voice.
Front Page, The Atlanta Inquirer, January 21, 1961
Front page of the Atlanta Inquiry, featuring an article titled "Charlayne Finds Friends at U. of GA.", referencing the recent racial integration of UGA