W.W. Law photograph collection
Photographs dating between 1868 and 2002 collected by Savannah civil rights leader W.W. Law. and his mother Geneva.
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1868/2002
Subject
African American churches--Georgia--Savannah
African American schools--Georgia--Savannah
African Americans--Georgia--Savannah
American Legion. Post 500 (Savannah, Ga.)
Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History. Savannah-Yamacraw Branch (Ga.)
Beach Institute
Boy Scouts of America--Georgia--Savannah
Cemeteries--Georgia--Savannah
Civil rights demonstrations--Georgia--1960-1970
Civil rights leaders (Savannah, Ga.)
Civil rights movements--Georgia--Savannah
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Savannah
Civil rights--Georgia--Savannah
Clergy--Chatham County (Ga.)
Georgia State Industrial College
Historic buildings--Georgia--Savannah
Historic sites--Georgia--Savannah
King-Tisdell Museum
Laurel Grove Cemetery South (Savannah, Ga.)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Savannah Chapter (Ga.)
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
Savannah (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Savannah (Ga.)--History
Savannah (Ga.)--Race relations
Savannah (Ga.)--Tours
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah State University (Ga.)
Savannah. First African Baptist Church
Savannah. First Bryan Baptist Church
Segregation--Georgia--Savannah
Voter registration--Georgia--Savannah
People
Law, W. W. (Westley Wallace), 1923-2002
Law, Geneva Wallace
Gilbert, Ralph Mark, 1899-1956
Green, Jonathan, 1955-
Location
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
Medium
photographs
Type
StillImage
Description
The W.W. Law Photograph Collection (1868-2002, no date) includes over 1,000 catalogued photographs and images taken and collected by W. W. Law and Geneva W. Law during their lifetimes. Highlights of the collection include: images of local NAACP meetings and events during the 1960s Civil Rights movement in Savannah; views of historic Savannah African American churches, structures and cemetery; photographs documenting the establishment and activities of the Savannah-Yamacraw Branch of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History (ASALH), the King-Tisdell Cottage Museum, the Beach Institute African American Cultural Center, the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, and the Negro Heritage Trail Tour; as well as images of African American families and community leaders of the Savannah, Georgia area., W. W. Law (1923-2002) was a prominent Civil Rights leader, local historian, historic preservationist and community leader in Savannah, Georgia.
Original Collection
1121-100, W. W. Law Photograph Collection. City of Savannah, Research Library & Municipal Archives, Savannah, Georgia.
Contributing Institution
City of Savannah Municipal Archives
Search Results
2. Groundbreaking Ceremony at the Civil Rights Museum
3. Renovations of the Wage Earners Savings and Loan Building/Civil Rights Museum
4. Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
5. Alderman Robbie Robinson
6. Harry L. Davis Exhibit
7. Working at the Cottage
8. Working at the Cottage
9. Working at the Cottage
10. King-Tisdell Cottage Restoration
11. Man and Woman on the King-Tisdell Cottage Porch
12. Carolyn Quilloin Coleman
13. Gilbert Essay Winners
14. Laurel Grove South Cemetery - NAACP Negro Historic Restoration
15. Laurel Grove South Cemetery - NAACP Negro Historic Restoration
16. Laurel Grove South Cemetery - NAACP Negro Historic Restoration
17. Laurel Grove South Cemetery - NAACP Negro Historic Restoration
18. NAACP Presentation to Geneva Wallace Law
19. James M. Floyd Death: Body Outline in Front of NAACP Office
20. James M. Floyd Death: NAACP March/Procession
21. Laurel Grove South Cemetery
22. Laurel Grove South Cemetery
23. Laurel Grove South Cemetery
24. Laurel Grove South Cemetery Restoration Work
25. Laurel Grove South Cemetery Restoration Work
26. Laurel Grove South Cemetery Restoration Work
27. Laurel Grove South Cemetery Restoration Work
28. Laurel Grove South Cemetery Restoration Work
29. Laurel Grove South Cemetery Restoration Work
30. NAACP Postal Exam Training Class
31. St. Patrick's Day Parade
32. St. Patrick's Day Parade
33. St. Patrick's Day Parade
34. St. Patrick's Day Parade
35. St. Patrick's Day Parade
36. St. Patrick's Day Parade
37. St. Patrick's Day Parade
38. St. Patrick's Day Parade
39. St. Patrick's Day Parade
40. St. Patrick's Day Parade
41. St. Patrick's Day Parade
42. Massie Students
43. NAACP Labor and Industry Committee
44. Leaving for Savannah Beach
45. NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund and Awards Dinner
46. Bargain Corner Demonstration
47. Bargain Corner Demonstration
48. Bargain Corner Demonstration
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