Series I. Photographs
17 box(es)
(8.25 linear feet), including 3351 prints, 3948 negatives
Ed Friend became interested in photography while serving in the South Pacific during World War II. He continued his creative pursuits while working for the Georgia State Game and Fish Commission, photographing nature and wildlife. Many of his photographs were published in state publications and even the Atlanta Journal. There are color and black and white prints, as well as corresponding 4"x5", 8"x10" and 35 mm negatives to many of these prints. Many have been individually sleeved in a polyester envelope. A. World War II
, 1943-1945Friend served with the Army Air Corps 342nd Bomber Squadron in the South Pacific. While in service, he became interested in photography and shot many of the locations where he was stationed. Of interest are numerous photographs of the natives of New Guinea, of the destruction of the various areas after the fighting had ceased, and of the men and women who were serving. box folder Request box 1 1 Memphis, Tennessee - Special Services 4th Ferrying Group 1 2 Ed Friend in uniform, circa 1943 1 3 Monrovia, Liberia, (airstrip), 1943 1 4 Lt. Muller, Smith, Poole, McCann, Rowan, RAS, Cross City, Florida, 194[?] May 1 5 Morocco, Africa, 1943 1 6 Pakistan, 1943 1 7 Australia, 1943 1 8 Nata, Brazil, 1944 1 9 New Guinea, 1944 1 10 New Guinea, 1945 1 11 Douglas MacArthur's Headquarters, Hollandia, New Guinea, 1944 1 12 Aerial views of Shangri La, New Guinea, 1944 1 13 Pelelieu, 1944 1 14 Damaged ship, South Pacific, 1944 1 15 Philippines, 1944 B. Georgia Images
This consists of photographs that Friend created when he worked for the Georgia State Game and Fish Commission and the Office of the Governor. The images include numerous wildlife scenes, nature, hunting, prisons, and everyday life in Georgia. Famous individuals include Will Rogers, Edgar Bergman and Ralph McGill. There is a panoramic view shot of soldiers taken sometime during World War I. box folder Request box 2 1 World War I-France, stenographic photographs 2 2 Crash site of the airship Shenandoah (USS Navy), Lakehurst, NJ, 1925 September 2 2 3 B-18 Airplane (Augusta, GA), 1941 2 4 Airplane 2 5 Airplane 2 6 Jet 2 7 Jets 2 8 Airplane 2 9 Air Force-Georgia (Transport)-Herman Talmadge and group, circa 1950 2 10 C-97 transport plane, Dobbins Air Force Base, 1962 2 11 Aerial View of desert 2 12 Army base-Guantanamo, Cuba 2 13 Port Au Prince, Haiti, 1955 2 14 Port Au Prince, Haiti, 1958 2 15 Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico, 1962 2 16 Inside Army Transport Plane with passengers, circa 1960 2 17 Decompression chamber, circa 1960 2 18 Parachute and bi-plane 2 19 View of malfunctioning Dutch depth charges, Col. Kuhn pilot, 1965 2 20 Air Force pilots performing flight check, circa 1960 2 21 Boeing C-97 Cargo Plane, Dobbins Air Force Base, circa 1960 2 22 Boeing C-97 Cargo Plane, Dobbins Air Force Base, circa 1960 2 23 Dobbins Air Force Base Morning Review, circa 1973 2 24 Travis Field, Savannah, GA, Practice fire fighting, circa 1960 2 25 National Guard Camp, Ft. Stewart, circa 1972 2 26 TBud Davey, passenger, over North Atlantic, 1963 April 2 27 US Air Force, E. M. and Ed Friend 2 28 Friend and Barber (USAF and Army) in woods, circa 1970 2 29 Ed Friend, Major William Quinn, Col. William Jackson and Pvt. Donald Kirk, 1959 December 11 2 30 Ed Friend shaking hands with cadet 2 31 Governor Jimmy Carter, E. Vince Moyer and Griffin at Army ceremony, circa 1971 2 32 USAF colonel and man toss coin, circa 1957 2 33 Military meeting including Governor Marvin Griffin, Friend, and others, circa 1953 2 34 Sondrestrom Air Base, 1963 2 35 Alligator 2 36 Archery 2 37 Aerial view of Atlanta, circa 1949 2 38 Candler Field, Atlanta (Ed Friend in bi-plane), 1939 July 7 2 39 Atlanta Airport, 1963 2 40 Atlanta Division, University of Georgia 2 41 Memorial Drive and Capitol Ave, SE [Initial construction: of Georgia Department of History and Archives], 1961 2 42 Automobiles, 1929 2 43 Bears 2 44 Beaver 2 45 Birds 2 46 Birds 2 47 Birds 2 48 Bluebirds to Hawks 2 49 Birds-Ibis 2 50 Waterbirds 2 51 Boats 2 52 Bottles box folder Request box 3 1 Camping 3 2 Cemetery 3 3 Chameleon 3 4 Chicken fights 3 5 Chipmunks 3 6 Church 3 7 University of Georgia College Experiment Station Poultry Disease Research Center 3 8 Clock 3 9 Club and Conservationists 3 10 Coons [Raccoons] 3 11 Courthouse 3 12 Cows 3 13 Creek in the Wilderness, circa 1948 3 14 Dahlonega Gold Mining, 1962 3 15 Dam 3 16 Deer 3 17 Digging a ditch 3 18 Dinners 3 19 Divers (water) 3 20 Dogs 3 21 Dolphin (dead) 3 22 Doves 3 23 Education [African-American] 3 24 Family 3 25 Family 3 26 Family 3 27 816 Myrtle St., 1920 3 28 Family Reunion, Red Oak, GA, 1946 3 29 Family box folder Request box 4 1 Farming 4 2 Fishing 4 3 Little boy with fishing pole on beach, circa 1946 4 4 Fishing 4 5 Fishing--Bass 4 6 Fishing--Trout 4 7 Flowers 4 8 Forestry 4 9 Stephen Collins Foster State Park, circa 1960 4 10 Fort Lawton Embankment, Jenkins County, Georgia 4 11 Fort Pulaski, Georgia 4 12 4-H Club, Dahlonega, 1934 4 13 Fox--Read and Gray 4 14 Ed Friend teaching photography to forestry group, Jekyll Island 4 15 Ed Friend with camera 4 16 Ed Friend (portrait) 4 17 Geese 4 18 Lem Griffs, Fargo, Georgia 4 19 Grist Mill 4 20 Guns 4 21 Hawk 4 22 Helicopter 4 23 Horses 4 24 Kennestone Hospital 4 25 Hunting 4 26 Hunting--Ralph McGill and Edgar Bergon 4 27 Hunting--Duck hunting in Texas, Governor Marvin Griffin, 1955 4 28 Hunting--Group with Herman Talmadge, circa 1950 4 29 Icebergs 4 30 Indians [Native Americans] 4 31 Island 4 32 Jekyll Island, Georgia 4 33 Jesus Christ (a drawing) 4 34 Lighthouse 4 35 Lumber 4 36 Marsh Hen 4 37 Mill 4 38 Mountains box folder Request box 5 1 20 Mule Team--Borax 5 2 Midway, Georgia, 1950 5 3 New York City, New York 5 4 Ocean 5 5 Okefenokee Swamp 5 6 Opossums 5 7 Owls 5 8 Parachute 5 9 Big Spring Park, Georgia 5 10 Andersonville Prison Park 5 11 Brady Bymim, Phoenix City, Alabama 5 12 Pig 5 13 Plowing in North Florida, 1948 5 14 Pool--Swimming 5 15 Portraits 5 16 Postcards 5 17 Pot making, Cleveland, Georgia, 1946 5 18 Poverty [African-American] 5 19 Prior Street Mission--Gordon Price (A baptism), 1948 5 20 Prison--Reidsville, 1950 5 21 Prison--Buford and Reidsville, 1950 5 22 Quail/Hunting dogs 5 23 Rabbit 5 24 Reynolds, Georgia, 1939 5 25 Rio Bravo (ship), Brownsville, Texas 5 26 Roberts, Chip 5 27 Rogers, Will 5 28 J. J. Ruth--Traveling in car from York, PA to California, 1947 5 29 Scenery 5 30 Sealife 5 31 Shrimping 5 32 Skunk 5 33 Snakes 5 34 Snakes 5 35 Snow and Ice 5 36 Squirrels 5 37 Stone Mountain, Georgia 5 38 Swamp box folder Request box 6 1 Train bridge 6 2 Townsville Express, 1944 6 3 Turtles (Jekyll Island), 1947 6 4 Veterinarian Hugh Basham, Quitman, Georgia 6 5 Voluntary Hazing 6 6 Warthog 6 7 Wildcat, 1948 6 8 Wildlife 6 9 Hepzibah, Georgia, 1939 6 10 Wiley Spivy, Douglas, Georgia, 1947 6 11 Mrs. Ezzy Anderson, Monroe, Georgia, 1947 July 4 6 12 W. J. Crowe 6 13 Fort Sumter, South Carolina box Request box 7 Negatives box Request box 8 Negatives box Request box 9 Negatives box Request box 9.2 World War I [poor condition] C. Georgia Politicians
These are images that Friend created while serving under the Griffin, Talmadge and Vandiver administrations. Various politicians photographed include Roy V. Harris, Garland Byrd, M. E. Thompson and William Hartsfield. Celebrities included are Ed Sullivan, Susan Hayward and General George Marshall. Many of Friends photographs are included in the papers of Herman Talmadge, Richard B. Russell and Ernest Vandiver. box folder Request box 10 1 Ivan Allen Headquarters 10 2 Ed Friend and Iris Blitch 10 3 Garland Byrd-the Way Laws are Made, 1959 10 4 Garland Byrd swearing-in (Marvin Griffin, George Smith II, :Ernest and Betty Vandiver), 1960 10 5 Garland Byrd with a child and adult 10 6 Sprayberry, Garland Byrd, Ed Friend, circa 1958 10 7 Howard Callaway and Fletcher Thompson 10 8 Howard Callaway at his campaign headquarters, 1966 10 9 Jimmy and Roselyn Carter, circa 1970 10 10 Ed Sullivan and Gene Cook, 1952 10 11 Charlie Elliot and members of Game & Fish Commission, 1948 10 12 Blank budget and checks signed by Charlie Elliot 10 13 Charlie Elliot's house, 1946 10 14 Carl Sanders and Peter Zack Geer 10 15 Marvin Griffin in a meeting with army personnel 10 16 Reporter with Marvin Griffin 10 17 Marvin Griffin receives certificate from Georgia State College of Business Administration 10 18 Richard B. Russell, Marvin Griffin, Herman Talmadge 10 19 Lt. Governor Ernest Vandiver and Marvin Griffin, speaking to General Assembly 10 20 Marvin Griffin and Susan Hayward 10 21 Fred Hand 10 22 William Hartsfield, Charlie Brown (Senate) and Mugsy Smith (Rep.) 10 23 William Hartsfield with a man 10 24 William Hartsfield, Marvin Griffin and Herman Talmadge 10 25 William Hartsfield being "thrown out" of the General Assembly, 1947 10 26 William Hartsfield and Iris Blitch 10 27 Roy V. Harris at podium 10 28 Roy V. Harris under a portrait of Herman Talmadge 10 29 Roy V. Harris, Greene and two men, 1949 10 30 Roy V. Harris on phone 10 31 Peyton Hawes, Lt. Governor's race 10 32 Paul Jones, Smith and a wrestler 10 33 Lester Maddox and Ed Friend 10 34 Southeastern Regional Education Board-Chappelle Matthews 10 35 Eleanor Roosevelt 10 36 Carl Sanders 10 37 Eugene Talmadge 10 38 Miss Mitt and Herman Talmadge 10 39 Sleeping legislators during the Two-Governor controversy, 10:30 am, 1947 March 20 10 40 Herman Talmadge receiving a pen set 10 41 Herman Talmadge swearing in various individuals 10 42 Herman and Betty Talmadge, election night, 1948 10 43 Mrs. Carlton Mobley, Mrs. Jas. R. Harris, Mrs. Chas Duncan and Larry Mellout on radio WGBE 10 44 Herman Talmadge receiving governor license plate, 1947 10 45 Eugene and Herman Talmadge 10 46 Herman Talmadge campaigning, 1948 10 47 Herman Talmadge with various groups 10 48 Richard B. Russell, William Hartsfield, Jim Peters, Herman Talmadge, [?], Walter George 10 49 Herman Talmadge signing bill [Fred Hand, Marvin Griffin], 1949 10 50 Miss Mitt, Herman and Betty Talmadge with group outside home in McRae, Georgia, 1950 10 51 Jackson Day Governor Party [Betty Talmadge], 1949 10 52 Lovejoy, GA-Herman Talmadge home, 1947 10 53 Miss Mitt with [?] 10 54 ?, Herman Talmadge, Charlie Brown, and J. D. More, circa 1974 10 55 Ed Rivers, Herman and Betty Talmadge, McRae, GA, 1950 10 56 Betty Talmadge on plane blowing out birthday candles (Ed Friend) 10 57 Ernest Vandiver, Herman Talmadge and Brig. General Floyd Stewart, 1952 10 58 Herman Talmadge with boy and Ernest Vandiver, circa 1952 10 59 George Smith II, Herman Talmadge, Garland Byrd and Richard Russell in Georgia General Assembly 10 60 Earl Cocke Day [Herman Talmadge, Earl Cocke, General George Marshal], 1951 10 61 Judge Luke Arnold with Herman Talmadge, 1950 10 62 Peter Zack Geer, J. L. Brannister, Betty and Herman Talmadge- various Talmadge parties over the years 10 63 Herman Talmadge at Oglethorpe University dedication, 1973 10 64 Herman Talmadge with group by USAF plane 10 65 Herman Talmadge at governor's desk 10 66 Herman and Betty Talmadge at dinners 10 67 Herman Talmadge walking by Carl Sanders as he leaves the floor of the Georgia General Assembly 10 68 Iris Blitch and Miss Mit Talmadge 10 69 Herman Talmadge at a dinner function 10 70 Marvin Griffin, [?], Herman Talmadge and Jim Gillis 10 71 Herman Talmadge with Marvin Griffin and others 10 72 Col. Dominy (Georgia State Patrol) and Herman Talmadge 10 73 State Auditor Ed Thrasher and Herman Talmadge 10 74 George Stewart and Herman Talmadge 10 75 Herman Talmadge trying on a Stetson hat with Jim Gillis 10 76 Betty, Herman Talmadge on stage 10 77 Herman Talmadge receiving his Governor's license plate, 1947. box folder Request box 11 1 [?], M. E. Thompson, ?, Ed River, state democratic convention 11 2 Ed Friend, Charles Elliot and M. E. Thompson 11 3 M. E. Thompson signing bills 11 4 M. E. Thompson addressing Georgia General Assembly 11 5 Ed Thasher, State Auditor, 1950 11 6 [?], John Davis, Marvin Griffin, Iris Blitch, Paul Brown, Miss Mitt Talmadge, Ernest Vandiver 11 7 Ernest Vandiver, Mary Elizabeth and Marvin Griffin 11 8 "B" Brooks and Vandiver, Pardon and Parole Board swearing-in, 1960 11 9 Vandiver feeding a deer in the governor's office 11 10 Vandiver swearing-in individuals 11 11 Vandiver, Jack Minter (Department of Commerce), 1960 11 12 George Smith II, Betty Byrd, Ernest Vandiver, Garland Byrd,State Capitol 11 13 Vandiver family-Ernest, Betty and children 11 14 Vandiver at governor's desk talking on phone 11 15 Hunting party with Vandiver 11 16 Vandiver swearing-in Peter Zack Geer 11 17 Roy V. Harris speaking, Ernest Vandiver, Herman, Betty and Miss Mitt Talmadge 11 18 Vandiver giving speech, 1960 11 19 Vandiver seated behind governor's desk 11 20 Lady Bird Johnson, Betty and Ernest Vandiver, 1960 11 21 Swearing-in of Governor Vandiver, Lester Maddox, Betty Vandiver, 1960 11 22 Ernest Vandiver, Mary Elizabeth and Marvin Griffin, Marvin Moate (Speaker of the House), 1957 11 23 Joe Lewis and Vandiver 11 24 George Smith II, Vandiver, Garland Byrd, Herman and Betty Talmadge 11 25 Vandiver at the governor's mansion, 1959 11 26 Betty and Ernest Vandiver speaking to a group 11 27 Richard B. Russell, Herman Talmadge and Vandiver 11 28 Vandiver addresses State Democratic Convention, Macon, GA, 1958 11 29 Ed Friend and Vandiver 11 30 Marvin Moate and Vandiver 11 31 Garland Byrd and Vandiver 11 32 George Smith II, Herman Talmadge, Garland Byrd, Vandiver and Richard B. Russell, 1960 11 33 Ed Friend, Ernest and Betty Vandiver 11 34 Marvin Griffin, John Davis, Carl Vinson, and Vandiver at dinner 11 35 Betty Byrd, Ernest Vandiver shaking hands with Garland Byrd, Betty Vandiver 11 36 Betty Vandiver 11 37 Garland Byrd, Governor and Betty Vandiver, Major General George Hearn, address general assembly 11 38 Betty and Ernest Vandiver 11 39 "Gone With the Wind" party, Vandiver and David Selznick 11 40 Palmer Weber (CIO-PAC), Ferman, Raburn, T. W. Johnson 11 41 Red Williams, Recreation Department 11 42 Ed Friend and T. W. Worrill, 1953 11 43 Election-ballot boxes 11 44 "Worker bees" on election night 11 45 Ed Friend eating lunch with a group 11 46 Florida's Governor's Mansion, 1949 11 47 Governor's Conference, Sea Island [Folson, Alabama 11 48 Political dinners 11 49 Political miscellaneous 11 50 Opening of trolley at Stone Mountain 11 51 Prime Minister, Salisbury, Rhodesia, 1977 D. Oversized Photographs
Reprints of images from the first three sub-series. They are 8x14" black and white prints, possibly used for exhibition purposes. box folder Request box 12 1 Fishing 12 2 Bird-Flamingo 12 3 Wildcat in snow 12 4 Fox 12 5 Alligator 12 6 Owl 12 7 Opossum with babies 12 8 Birds in nest 12 9 Quail on fence 12 10 Squirrels 12 11 Sky view of Atlanta 12 12-15 Air National Guard fire drill practice 12 16 Rio Bravo out on open sea 12 17 10329 Airplane 12 18 Hollandia, New Guinea, on a canoe 12 19 New Guinea, Friend with local tribe, 1944 12 20 New Guinea, Friend with local tribe, 1944 12 21 Ed Friend and Ernest Vandiver E. Trips Around the World
Color and black and white photographs of the many trips Friend went on during his life. There are many photographs related to his numerous trips to Rhodesia, South Africa, the Caribbean, Alaska and Arizona. His vacation slides correspond to the prints. After his retirement, Friend travel exclusively and proudly proclaimed that he had visited every country in the world. Arrangement is alphabetical by country or state. box folder Request box 13 1 Azores 13 2 Bahamas 13 3 Barbados 13 4 Belize 13 5 Bermuda 13 6 Brazil 13 7 Carara 13 8 Costa Rica 13 9 Caracas 13 10 Dominican Republic 13 11 Dutch Caribbean 13 12 Egypt 13 13 Equador and Galapagos 13 14 Fiji Islands 13 15 France-Palais de Versailles 13 16 Germany 13 17 Guadeloupe 13 18 Guam 13 19 Haiti 13 20 Ireland 13 21 Italy-St. Peters Basilica 13 22 Kenya 13 23 Mali Mali 13 24 Mexico 13 25 New Guinea 13 26 New Zealand 13 27 Panama 13 28 Panama Canal Zone 13 29 Paraguay 13 30 Puerto Rico 13 31 Portugal 13 32 Rhodesia box folder Request box 14 1 Rhodesia 14 2 Rhodesia 14 3 Rhodesia 14 4 Russia 14 5 St. Croix 14 6 Scotland 14 7 Sicily 14 8 Cape Town, South Africa 14 9 South Africa 14 10 Spain 14 11 Sri Lanka 14 12 Tahiti, Ceylon, Bangkok 14 13 Bangkok 14 14 Venezuela 14 15 Zimbabwe 14 16 President Dupond, June 25, 1975 14 17 Myra Martin 14 18 Travel photographs unidentified box folder Request box 15 1 Arizona 15 2 Arizona 15 3 Arizona-Grand Canyon 15 4 Alaska 15 5 Alaska-Katmai National Park 15 6 Colorado 15 7 Florida 15 8 New Mexico 15 9 Mississippi 15 10 Oregon 15 11 Virginia 15 12 Wyoming 15 13 Friends and Family meet along the way box Request box 16 Negatives box Request box 17 Negatives
