Clean-up Campaigns

Collection:

Atlanta Lung Association Photographs

Creator:

Rice, George Halbert

Date:

1945

URL at Partner site:

http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/ALung/id/38

DLG URL:

https://dlg.usg.edu/record/geh_alung_ahc086003009a

Subject:

Atlanta Lung Association, Tuberculosis--Georgia--Atlanta, Public health--Georgia--Atlanta, Communicable diseases--Georgia--Atlanta, Nonprofit organizations--Georgia--Atlanta, Tuberculosis--Prevention, Students--Georgia--Atlanta, Schools--Georgia--Atlanta, Chimneys--Georgia--Atlanta, Windows--Georgia--Atlanta, School children--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Signs and signboards--Georgia--Atlanta, Health promotion--Georgia--Atlanta, Teachers--Georgia--Atlanta, Public health posters--Georgia--Atlanta, Segregation in education--Georgia--Atlanta, African Americans--Segregation, Refuse and refuse disposal--Georgia--Atlanta, and Atlanta--Buildings, structures, etc.

Spatial coverage:

United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798

Medium:

gelatin silver prints

Description:

View of students at an unidentified school for African American children in Atlanta, Georgia holding posters advocating ways to prevent the spread of disease, as part of a program sponsored by the Atlanta Anti-Tuberculosis Association. Consumption (Disease); The Atlanta Lung Association, (A.L.A.) was established in 1907 by the Fulton County Medical Society, and was first called the Fulton Sanitary and Tuberculosis Prevention Society. Over the years, the organization changed names several times. From 1909 to 1933 it was called Atlanta Anti-Tuberculosis and Visiting Nurse Association. From 1933 to 1951 it was called Atlanta Anti-Tuberculosis Association. From 1951 to 1973 it was called Atlanta Tuberculosis Association. Finally, in 1973 the name changed to Atlanta Lung Association. The A.L.A. was among the first organizations in Atlanta to offer treatment of tuberculosis to those unable to obtain sanatorium care. Another such organization was the Home Treatment Dispensary, which was administered by private charities. In 1909 the two organizations merged and formed the Atlanta Anti Tuberculosis and Visiting Nurse Association and established their headquarters on the top floor of the Gould building on Decatur Street. Private donations, fund-raising and city and county funds sustained the Association which served both white and black patients. It emphasized health education, early detection, and provided clinic and home care for the indigent and was staffed with paid professionals and volunteers. Atlanta physicians donated medical support in the clinics. During its time in operation, the national death rate from tuberculosis declined dramatically. Success in treating the disease dictated a change in direction to that of general respiratory illnesses; therefore in 1973 the Association changed its name to the Atlanta Lung Association.

Holding Institution:

Atlanta History Center

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/