Skip to content

Museum object · Photographs and Still Images

Photograph of four employees outside Atlanta Life

ca. 1940

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

COLLECTION RECORDImage not availableExplore the catalog description and source record.
Visit the source record ↗

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black and white photograph of four Atlanta Life Insurance Company employees standing outside the Atlanta Life offices, a white, concrete building with five visible windows. Standing from left to right: Edward L. Simon, Eugene Martin, an unidentified man and Gilbert E. DeLorme, Sr., Simon is wearing a light colored jacket, dark pants, a white collared shirt, a medium toned tie and white shoes. Eugene Martin is wearing a medium toned suit, white collared shirt, a patterned tie, dark shoes and is smoking a cigarette. The unidentified man is wearing a light colored suit, white collared shirt, light colored tie and white shoes. DeLorme is wearing a light colored suit, white collared shirt, a dark patterned tie, medium toned shoes and is holding a white brimmed hat in one hand. Martin is holding open a wallet and the three men standing around him are holding their hands out.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2014.94.43

Continue exploring Series 1

Arts, Music & Culture →Business & Enterprise →

Explore all Series 1 cards →