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Frankie Welch-designed scarf hand-painted in preparation for a fashion show at the White House, hosted by Lady Bird Johnson

Dress featuring the Fifty State Flowers design by Frankie Welch

Photograph of Frankie Welch and her children, Peggy and Genie

Portrait of Bill Welch and Frankie Barnett

Photograph showing the family of designer Frankie Welch, then Frankie Barnett
front row: Horace Barnett (brother), Lawrence Barnett (brother)
back row: Katherine Barnett (sister), Eugenia Barnett (mother), Mary Frances "Frankie" Barnett, James…

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…

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.

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.

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

Map showing the plans for the 1922 Atlanta racial zoning ordinance. The neighborhood of Washington Park is outlined for reference purposes.