Mid-century life and times

Black History Society Photograph Collection Information

"The collection of photographs documents African American life in Gainesville and Hall County Georgia during the 20th century, with a focus on the 1940s and 1950s. The photographs depict community leaders, businesses, educational institutions, churches, and civic organizations that played a significant role in the Gainesville and Hall County African American community."


This collection of pictures can be found several ways -
1. in the Digital Library of Georgia
2. Hall County, Georgia Photograph and Genealogy Collections
3. GALILEO, Digital Library of Georgia

What story do your pictures tell? Do you have mid-century photos that reflect your culture and heritage? There might be a library or museum doing a collection of the time and place captured by your images.

The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.