Vanishing Georgia (found in GALILEO and TheDigital Library of Georgia) comprises nearly 18,000 photographs. Ranging from daguerreotypes to Kodachrome prints, the images span over 100 years of Georgia history.
The broad subject matter of these photographs, shot by both amateurs and professionals, includes, but is not limited to, family and business life, street scenes and architecture, agriculture, school and civic activities, important individuals and events in Georgia history, and landscapes.
The wide variety of the collected visual images results from efforts by archivists from the Georgia Division of Archives and History who sought, between 1975 and 1996, to preserve Georgia's endangered historical photographs.
Designed primarily for preservation, the project located, selected, and copied historically significant photographs held by individuals who wanted to share their pieces of the past with future generations.
The Georgia Archives joins with the Digital Library of Georgia to present the Vanishing Georgia images as a digital resource. Support for the project is provided by a Library Services and Technology Act grant administered through Georgia HomePLACE
Do a search using the term African-American. 97 pictures are retrieved.
Friday, February 09, 2007
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Some truths
too painful or too likely to provoke,
can be spoken only when the listener has been disarmed by laughter.
In GALILEO check the "Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: The Clifford H. Baldowski Collection at the Richard B. Russell Library contains 6,740 pen and ink drawings and 2,460 velox. The digital database opens with approximately 2,500 cartoons from the collection. Clifford H. Baldowski, known by the pen-name "Baldy," depicted the local, national, and international news of his day in the editorial pages of the Augusta Chronicle, Miami Herald, and Atlanta Constitution. His work is a rich source for those studying political reorganization in Georgia and the growth of Atlanta as well as the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War, the Vietnam conflict, Middle East tensions, and Watergate."
Doing a search using the terms black or civil rights will bring up cartoons that made folks think when they were first published. These cartoons will still make the reader think.
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.
can be spoken only when the listener has been disarmed by laughter.
In GALILEO check the "Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: The Clifford H. Baldowski Collection at the Richard B. Russell Library contains 6,740 pen and ink drawings and 2,460 velox. The digital database opens with approximately 2,500 cartoons from the collection. Clifford H. Baldowski, known by the pen-name "Baldy," depicted the local, national, and international news of his day in the editorial pages of the Augusta Chronicle, Miami Herald, and Atlanta Constitution. His work is a rich source for those studying political reorganization in Georgia and the growth of Atlanta as well as the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War, the Vietnam conflict, Middle East tensions, and Watergate."
Doing a search using the terms black or civil rights will bring up cartoons that made folks think when they were first published. These cartoons will still make the reader think.
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.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Alonzo Herndon
Carole Merritt wrote the first biography of the Herndon family, The Herndons: An Atlanta Family (F294 .A853 H476 2002). Who were they? Why should a biography have been written about them?
Are you familiar with Atlanta Life Insurance? This company was founded by Alonzo Herndon in 1905, just 40 years after his emancipation from slavery. Obviously the company has prospered in the 102 years of its existence.
Be inspired by the Herndons, an Atlanta family.
Are you familiar with Atlanta Life Insurance? This company was founded by Alonzo Herndon in 1905, just 40 years after his emancipation from slavery. Obviously the company has prospered in the 102 years of its existence.
Be inspired by the Herndons, an Atlanta family.
Connecticut pictures?
This has nothing to do with Georgia but does tie nicely with yesterdays post about what to do with your pictures:
KILLINGLY [Connecticut]— The Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. will publish a second pictorial history of the Town of Killingly. The book will cover the mills, schools, churches, cemeteries, buildings, businesses, and people at work and play.
The society needs photographs to use in the publication and would like to borrow your pictures. The pictures will be returned after copies are made for the book. The group will accept photos through Saturday, March 10.
The Killingly Historical Center at 196 Main St. in Danielson will open from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 13 to drop off photos:
The historical center will also be open during regular hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Contact Marilyn Labbe at 564-3657, Lynn LaBerge at 774-5364, or the Killingly Historical Center 779-7250 for more information.
From the February 6, 2007 edition of the Norwich Bulletin.
There are museums, libraries and genealogy societies who are searching for just the snapshot you have stashed away. It's almost time for Spring cleaning-
KILLINGLY [Connecticut]— The Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. will publish a second pictorial history of the Town of Killingly. The book will cover the mills, schools, churches, cemeteries, buildings, businesses, and people at work and play.
The society needs photographs to use in the publication and would like to borrow your pictures. The pictures will be returned after copies are made for the book. The group will accept photos through Saturday, March 10.
The Killingly Historical Center at 196 Main St. in Danielson will open from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 13 to drop off photos:
The historical center will also be open during regular hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Contact Marilyn Labbe at 564-3657, Lynn LaBerge at 774-5364, or the Killingly Historical Center 779-7250 for more information.
From the February 6, 2007 edition of the Norwich Bulletin.
There are museums, libraries and genealogy societies who are searching for just the snapshot you have stashed away. It's almost time for Spring cleaning-
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
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.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Over 100
An Advanced Search for African American and electronic books in our library catalog turned up over 100 items.
Limiting the search to African American and speech and electronic books found 6 items.
The one that intrigued me was Lift every voice[computer file] : African American oratory, 1787-1900 / edited by Philip S. Foner and Robert James Branham. The speeches begin in 1787.
We have over 40,000 titles in NetLibrary.
There are three ways to get to netLibrary:
1. Through the NMTC catalog, limiting the advanced search to EBK
2. Through GALILEO , use the find a database box, typing in NetLibrary
3. Going to NetLibrary online
You must create a free account to use NetLibrary off campus. There are two ways to access the create a free account link-
1. On campus use the catalog, select an EBK, click on the URL to get to the book in NetLibrary- upper right hand corner (in teeny tiny print) select Create a Free Account.
2. Off campus go through GALILEO
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.
Limiting the search to African American and speech and electronic books found 6 items.
The one that intrigued me was Lift every voice[computer file] : African American oratory, 1787-1900 / edited by Philip S. Foner and Robert James Branham. The speeches begin in 1787.
We have over 40,000 titles in NetLibrary.
There are three ways to get to netLibrary:
1. Through the NMTC catalog, limiting the advanced search to EBK
2. Through GALILEO , use the find a database box, typing in NetLibrary
3. Going to NetLibrary online
You must create a free account to use NetLibrary off campus. There are two ways to access the create a free account link-
1. On campus use the catalog, select an EBK, click on the URL to get to the book in NetLibrary- upper right hand corner (in teeny tiny print) select Create a Free Account.
2. Off campus go through GALILEO
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.
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