Herman Lamb photographs
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographic prints and negatives depicting Chattanooga, Tennessee ranging from the 1920s to the 1970s, including photographs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's visit to Chattanooga, in 1940. Subjects depicted also include scenes from Lookout and Signal Mountains, views of downtown Chattanooga, and images of a variety of buildings, people, and events.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1970s
Language of Materials
This collection contains materials in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright status of this collection has not been evaluated.
Biographical / Historical
Herman Lamb (1917-2011) was a photographer native to Chattanooga, Tennessee. At the age of eight, Lamb discovered his passion for photography with his brother in their home darkroom. From that time, he began taking photos in and around his hometown. During World War II, Lamb was contracted by the military to photograph the Womens Army Corps (WAC). Lamb was actively involved in the Northside Baptist Church with his wife, Dorothy Lamb. The two opened the Camera Center on Eighth Street until their retirement in 1986. Many of Lamb's photographs have been featured in books, magazines, and postcards, including the History of Chattanooga, Encyclopedia Britannica, Popular Photography, American Home, Progressive Farmer, Southern Living, National Geographic, and the National Railway Historical Society Magazine. His collection includes photographic prints and negatives of downtown, landscapes, and events in Chattanooga from 1920 to 1970.
Extent
4.49 Linear Feet (12 containers)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Mary Fujii and Barbara Lamb, nieces of Chattanooga photographer Herman Lamb, to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on 2014 October 22.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of the collection are available electronically at https://digital-collections.library.utc.edu/digital/collection/p16877coll23.
Processing Information
Processing of this collection is complete.
Source
- Myers, Barbara (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Lookout Mountain Incline Railway -- Pictorial works (Organization)
Geographic
Topical
- Bridges -- Tennessee
- Buildings -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga -- Pictorial works
- Floods -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga -- Pictorial works
- History -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga -- Pictorial works
- Lookout Mountain (Appalachian Mountains)
- Parades -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga -- Pictorial works
- Politicians -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga
- Presidents -- United States -- Pictorial works
- Religion -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works
- World War, 1939-1945
- Title
- Herman Lamb photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Box: MS-134 001 (Still Image)
- Box: MS-134 002 (Still Image)
- Box: MS-134 003 (Still Image)
- Box: MS-134 004 (Still Image)
- Box: MS-134 005 (Still Image)
- Box: MS-134 006 (Still Image)
- Box: MS-134 007 (Still Image)
- Box: MS-134 008 (Still Image)
- Box: MS-134 009 (Still Image)
- Box: MS-134 010 (Still Image)
- Box: MS-134 011 (Still Image)
Collection Area Details
Part of the Manuscripts Collection Area
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library
c/o Special Collections
600 Douglas Street
Chattanooga Tennessee 37403 United States
archives@utc.edu