Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers photographic collection
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection consists of photographic negatives and prints of the Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers (Atlanta, Ga.) and its predecessor the Lane Brothers Photo News Service from ca. 1920-1976. Early materials (1920's-1939) include glass plate negatives and photographs taken by Jack Lane and his brother W.C. Lane as freelance photographers for the Atlanta News, other newspapers, and wire services. The bulk of the collection consists of images of the Atlanta, Georgia area documenting its economic growth, social changes, and political activities over the years. The collection contains images of AT & T, Atlanta Gas Light Company, Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Eastern Air Lines, Rich's, Shriners Yaarab Temple, and the Southeastern Fair while other images illustrate the development of Atlanta's transportation system. During World War II, the studio produced photographic documentation of the Office of Civilian Defense and the United Service Organization.
The collection depicts Atlanta's social and political changes with images of preparation for World War II, African Americans registering to vote, Ku Klux Klan rallies at Stone Mountain, political campaigns, sports events, labor union activities, motion picture premiers (including Gone with the Wind), disasters, and individual portraits. Notable public figures include Ivan Allen, Ellis Arnall, William B. Hartsfield, Roy LeCraw, Margaret Mitchell, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Carl Sanders, Eugene Talmadge, and Robert W. Woodruff.
Dates
- Creation: 1920 - 1976
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1939 - 1975
Creator
- Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers (Atlanta, Ga.) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Please contact Special Collections and Archives about accessing this collection.
Conditions Governing Use and Reproduction
Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.
Historical Note about Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers
In 1939 Jack Hubert Lane and his brother W.C. Lane formed the Lane Brothers Photo News Service, a photographic studio in Atlanta, Georgia. During the late 1940's Dan and W.C. Lane (sons of the founders) joined the studio and changed the name to Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers in 1953. The studio was closed in 1975.
Extent
424 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Arranged in 7 series: I. Corporate bodies; II. Portraits; III. Things; IV. Geographic places; V. Events; VI. Miscellaneous-sized negatives; VII. Scanned negatives.
Other Finding Aids
Detailed, folder-level inventories of the Lane Brothers Collection are available in Georgia State University Library Digital Collections.
Acquisition Information
Acquired from Jack Daniel Lane, Jr., in 1985.
Online Availablity
Many scans from the Lane Brothers Negatives are available online in Georgia State University Library Digital Collections.
Processing Information
Processed and inventoried by Special Collections staff. Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia (GAGP95A427). Finding aid by William W. Hardesty, 2022.
- Title
- Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Photographic Collection at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- William W. Hardesty
- Date
- 6 June 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu