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Robert D. Klein photographs, circa 1920-1925
Black-and-white photographs of buildings in the commercial district of downtown Atlanta, and in an outlying area which is presently known as Midtown taken between 1920 and 1925.
More About This Collection
Creator
Klein, Robert D.
Contributor to Resource
Orr, Edgar H. (Edgar Harold), 1892-1968
Publisher
Robert D. Klein Photographs, VIS 127, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center.
Date of Original
1920/1925
Subject
Hurt Building (Atlanta, Ga.)
Empire Building (Atlanta, Ga.)
Rich's (Retail store)
Peachtree Apartments (Atlanta, Ga.)
Ruralist Press Building (Atlanta, Ga.)
Automobiles--Georgia--Atlanta
Office buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Broad Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Alabama Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Peachtree Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Medium
black-and-white photographs
photographs
visual works
Description
This collection is comprised of images of buildings in the commercial district of downtown Atlanta, and in an outlying area which is presently known as Midtown. The collection includes views of the Empire Building on Broad Street (later named Citizens and Southern National Bank Building), the Hurt Building on Hurt Plaza, Rich's Department Store on Broad Street, the Ruralist Press Building located on Hunter Street, and Peachtree Apartments (later named Hotel Peachtree Manor) located on Peachtree Street. Some of the photographs were taken by Edgar Orr Studios of Atlanta, Georgia.
Rights Holder
This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Holding Institution
Atlanta History Center
