An Atlanta police car turns onto Butler Street (now Jesse Hill Jr. Drive) from Hunter Street (now Martin Luther King Jr. Drive) and drives past the Fulton County Jail also known as the Fulton Tower at 208 Butler Street. View of the Georgia State Capitol (Capitol Square SW, Atlanta). Entrance to the Fulton County Jail at 208 Butler. Visiting hours for “whites” and “coloreds” are on display at the entrance, also known as "colored signs" or Jim Crow statutes. Sign reads “Colored visiting hours Saturdays 9 AM to 12 PM Children under 13 years of age not permitted”. Another sign reads “White visiting hours Sundays 9 AM to 12 PM Children under 13 years of age not permitted”. A door with writing that reads “Don’t block door you”. View of the tower at Fulton County Jail. Cars pass by the Georgia State Capitol. An African-American man walks down the steps outside a neoclassical mansion in Atlanta.
Landmark buildings in Atlanta, Georgia. The Judicial Council building, (234 Washington St SW entrance) and Paul D. Coverdell Legislative Office (244 Washington St SW entrance). Detail of the Georgia State Capitol dome and statue of Miss Freedom. Georgia State Capitol front entrance, with the Thomas E. Watson statue seen in front (Capitol Square SW, Atlanta, GA 30334.) Men board a bus across from the Judicial Council building. Women cross cross Central Ave SW at Mitchell St SW near the Atlanta City Hall building (68 Mitchell St., SW, GA 30303) Standard Oil sign hangs near the traffic light. A traffic cop directing traffic. A woman holding a bouquet waits to cross Central Ave SW. Cars driving on a street. A woman in sunglasses crosses the street. Cars move along in traffic in front of SanFax Sanitary supplies office. Passengers board a bus with a Pepsi Cola logo on the front. Parking lot sign with Coca-Cola logo hangs near bus stop. An African American man observes the street. Women waiting at an intersection.
A man views a British Royal Air Force (RAF) recruitment poster. Poster reads “Join the R.A.F. and see the world”. British men marching through gate as they enter a military base as new recruits prior to World War 2. Several recruits trying on RAF coats in front of officers inside an office. Factory workers working on aircraft and mounting engine in a fighter plane, probably a Hawker Hurricane. Aerial view of an airfield with airplanes parked in formation.
A busy street with pedestrians outside shops. Head of the Independent State of Croatia Ante Pavelic greets Croatian soldiers in a room. He decorates the troops. Ante Pavelic rides at the head of a parade on the streets. Officers on horses and soldiers on foot in the parade. The gathered crowd cheers and applauds the troops. Mobile artillery in the parade. (World War II period).
President Dwight D Eisenhower signs Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) documents in the White House, Washington DC. as Secretary of State John Foster Dulles looks on. John Foster Dulles also signs the documents. Photographers take pictures. View of the signed document.
Chancellor Dollfuss and other officials review Tyrolese riflemen in Innsbruck, Austria. The riflemen dressed in picturesque uniforms pledge aid to the state in Innsbruck. Huge crowd gathered to watch the demonstration.
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