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.

This file contains photographic prints and negatives regarding fairs in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1901 to 1948. This includes photographic prints of the May festival in 1948.

This file contains photographic prints, negatives, and transparencies regarding parades in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1938 to 1949. This includes photographic prints regarding the National Chickamauga celebration on 25 September 1938. Subjects also include the Christmas parade of 1948 and the Drums of Dixie in 1938.

This file contains negatives and photographic prints regarding circuses in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1935.

This file contains photographic prints regarding labor in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1938.

This file contains photographic prints and negatives regarding sports in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1936 to 1949. Subjects include football, roller skating, and water skiing.

This file contains photographic prints and negatives regarding entertainment in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1936 to 1949. Subjects include the Cotton Ball, operas, and concerts.

This folder is comprised of photographic prints and negatives regarding President Franklin D. Roosevelt's visit to Chattanooga, Tennessee to see progress on the Chickamauga Dam on 2 September 1940

This folder contains transparencies regarding Governor Ray Blanton's visit to Chattanooga, Tennessee in September of 1978.

This folder contains photographic prints, negatives, and transparencies regarding fires in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1880 to 1972. This includes the fire on Market Street in 1964.