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Atlanta Georgia USA 1953 stock footage and images

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Confederate Soldiers Home; Marietta National Cemetery; and replica of Bobby Burns cottage, in Atlanta, Georgia

An upright civil war cannon barrel tops the civil war Monument memorial to General McPherson, on Monument Avenue in SE Atlanta, close to the site where he died in the battle. Some of the surviving United States Civil War veterans of the Battle of Atlanta pose on the veranda of the Confederate Soldiers Home. View of the grounds around the home showing two civil war field pieces. Entrance to the Marietta National Cemetery (where 10,132 Union Soldiers are buried). View of the many white grave stones in the cemetery. A replica of the cottage of Poet, Bobby Burns. The replica cottage is home to the Burns Club.

Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066823
African-American high school students Atlanta, Georgia

Two African American school girls walking in front of Booker T. Washington high school in Atlanta (45 Whitehouse Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30314 ) . A student with soda cup twirls around near them. Brief shot of a white man with sunglasses smiling while eating ice cream. A group of African-American students walking on the sidewalk, a couple tap each other playfully. Students with books laughing and walking together. A female student wearing sunglasses smiles.

Date: 1960, May 23
Duration: 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079729
A large number of hooded KKK members stand on an open field during ceremonies of Ku Klux Klan at Stone Mountain near Atlanta, Georgia

Ceremonies of 'Ku Klux Klan' at Stone Mountain, Georgia, near Atlanta, Georgia. A large number of members of the Ku Klux Klan, or KKK, stand on an open field. The men wear white robes and conical hoods with face masks. Stone Mountain and trees in background. Two men wear dark colored robes. One of them is Dr. Samuel Green, Grand Dragon, of the Klan, who smiles as he puts on his hat. He is the only person without a mask. A Klansman in colored robe kneels with three small children wearing KKK hoods and robes.

Date: 1935
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054109
Dick Powell, Piper Laurie, Tony Curtis and 'Francis' the talking mule take part in a Defense Bond drive kick-off in Georgia.

Hollywood film personalities aid a U.S. defense bond drive in Atlanta, Georgia. Troops and celebrities parade in the streets for the National Defense Bond Drive. Parade passes along Peachtree Street at Walton Street in Atlanta. Dick Powell, Piper Laurie, Tony Curtis and 'Francis' the talking mule take part in Defense Bond drive kick-off. Later, at the Atlantic Steel Mill, workers stand outside the Mill plant and greet Hollywood celebrities. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury is also present and reviews a large bulletin board displaying the Workers Payroll Savings Bond Record. Piper Laurie congratulates mill worker Earl Black on his contributions to the Bond fund. A young girl sits and smiles holding a poster that says, "Now let's all buy bonds."

Date: 1951, May 4
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070768
Milwaukee welcomes major league baseball to the city, 1953

Newsreel clip on the Braves, Milwaukee's first Major League Baseball team, arriving in town for the first time. Girls in theme sweaters hold theme bags to welcome the team. Club owner Lou Perini and Mayor Frank Zeidler wait for the team's arrival. Men lay out a red carpet for the team. Men, women, and children wait to receive and welcome the players. The team arrives at the Union Station. Team manager Charlie Grimm and the players get off the train. A large crowd gathered to witness the event. Players in convertibles ride through city streets crammed with tens of thousands of people. Wisconsin Avenue (renamed Braves Drive for the day) flanked by people on either side. Players, in civilian clothes, wave to the crowds. (Note: the Braves had just moved from Boston. They would stay in Milwaukee only 13 years before moving to Atlanta.)

Date: 1953, April 9
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020699
Golfer Ben Hogan is congratulated on winning the 1953 golf Masters Tournament of Champions

A scene from conclusion of the 1953 Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club (2604 Washington Rd, Augusta, GA 30904, United States) in Augusta, Georgia. Spectators on the golf course. Competitors at the award recognition ceremony. Winner Ben Hogan is congratulated by Bobby Jones, President of Augusta National, and, on the end with open collar, runner-up Ed Oliver. The men stand and shake each other’s hands. They smile as they pose.

Date: 1953
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050717