Flashback Photos
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Flashback Photos: Remembering Snow Jam ‘82
Atlantans abandoned their cars on interstates, took shelter in shopping malls and just plain found themselves stuck...
Credit: Atlanta History Center
Flashback Photos: A look back at Atlanta railroads
Atlanta wouldn’t be what it is today without railroads. At what was Terminus in the 20th century, the locomotive Texas...
Credit: Albany Herald
Ibo Landing historical marker erected on St. Simons Island
The Georgia Historical Society unveiled a new Georgia Civil Rights Trail historical marker recently recognizing the...
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Deja News: The 1974 funeral of Alberta King
PHOTOS: The mother of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot and killed June 30, 1974, as she...
PHOTOS: Freedom Riders Bus replica makes stop at Martin Luther King Center
The restored, vintage replica of the Freedom Riders' 1961 transportation in on display Wednesday, June 23, 2021 on...
Credit: Andrew Feiler
PHOTOS: Atlanta photographer documents Rosenwald Schools
Urged by his friend Booker T. Washington to help the Black community educate its children, Julius Rosenwald, from 1912...
Credit: Lane Bros. Photographic Collection / GSU
Flashback Photos: The golden days of Atlanta's drive-in theaters
Visit some of metro Atlanta's coolest drive-in movie theaters back when the concession stands were packed, the...
Credit: AJC staff
Flashback Photos: 60 years ago in Georgia, 1961, Part One
The Moreland Avenue underpass was created, Atlanta got a new mayor and a new airport terminal and the University of...
Credit: AJC staff
Flashback Photos: 1981 again, 40 years ago in Georgia, Part 3
Another trip back to 1981, with shots of Braves manager Bobby Cox, Georgia coach Vince Dooley, a post-presidency Jimmy...
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Flashback Photos: More 1981, 40 years ago in Georgia, Part Two
Broad Street was about to get a makeover and the Southern Bell building made it's debut. Steve Bartkowski was with the...
Credit: AJC File
AJC Deja News: Greenbriar envisioned as more than just another mall (1964)
Greenbriar Mall is no stranger to innovation; when it opened in 1965 it was one of Atlanta’s first enclosed...
Credit: AJC Photo Archives
Flashback Photos: Scenes from Middle and South Georgia, Pt. 1
Venture to the Fall Line and south to the wiregrass, coastal shore and rich farmlands of Georgia in this trip through...
Credit: George A. Clark/AJC
Flashback Photos: 40 years ago in Georgia, 1981, Part One
These photos from 1981 prove that Atlanta has always been a popular spot for celebrities, whether they're filming here...
Credit: AJC
Flashback Photos: The CDC in Atlanta
The Centers for Disease Control, founded here in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center, originally focused on malaria...
AJC Flashback Photos: Atlanta’s West End and Oakland City, Part Two
Take a trip back in time with the AJC and GSU photo archives for another look at these notable Westside Atlanta...
Flashback photos: 30 years ago, 1990 in Georgia
The Ga. 400 we know was still in the works in 1990, and roads all over metro Atlanta were getting upgrades. It seemed...
AJC Flashback Photos: Atlanta’s West End and Oakland City, Part One
Take a trip back in time with the AJC and GSU photo archives for a look at these notable Westside Atlanta...
Credit: J.C. Lee
Flashback photos: 1985 in Georgia, 35 years ago, Part 2
Gwinnett was the fastest growing county in the nation, and the changes seen in some of these photos reflect that...
AJC Flashback Photos: April in Atlanta and Georgia
Take a look back at some faces, places and events from the AJC Photo Archives.
Credit: W.A. Bridges/AJC
Flashback photos: 35 years ago, Atlanta and Georgia in 1985, Part 1
In 1985, New Coke was a thing. Not necessarily a popular thing, but it happened. Much more popular was Prince, fresh...
Credit: Lane Brothers Commercial Photogr
Flashback photos: 75 years ago in wartime Georgia, 1943
World War II was raging in Europe, and back home, the war effort was a part of daily life for Georgians, too. Take a...
Credit: Lane Brothers Commercial Photogr
Flashback photos: 60 years ago on the streets of Atlanta, 1958
The streets of Atlanta looked a bit different in 1958 than they do now. There are a few recognizable landmarks still...
Flashback photos: A brief history of Georgia deep freezes
Sure, it's beginning to look like snow, but this isn't the first time we've had to deal with frigid precipitation and...
Credit: AJC file
Flashback photos: Eclipses past in Georgia and beyond
On Aug. 21, we will experience a solar eclipse. Here are a few photos of eclipses past, both solar and lunar, from...
Flashback photos: Aerial Atlanta, the city from above 1905-1988
Atlanta's landscape is ever-changing, and that's not a recent development. You can see that best from above.
Credit: AJC file
Flashback Photos: The North Georgia mountains, 1930s-1989
From the AJC archives: Take a look back at the timeless scenic beauty of these Appalachian hills.