- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Atlanta Fire of 1917
- Creator:
- Dubose, Beverly Means, 1886-1953
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1917
- Subject:
- Fire--1910-1920
Smoke--Georgia--Atlanta
Aerial views
Aerial photographs
Bird's-eye views--1910-1920 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Fairlie-Poplar, 33.7564952, -84.3910381
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Fourth Ward, 33.7681616, -84.3652038 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View from Hartford Office (Trust Company of Georgia Building). Note fires are burning in four places at once.
Aerial view of the Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 taken from the Equitable Building (Trust Company of Georgia) in Atlanta, Georgia.
fire; disaster; roofs; buildings; distance
The Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 began downtown in a warehouse on Decatur Street. In less than ten hours it destroyed over 2,000 homes, businesses, and churches. Much of the damage occurred in a neighborhood known as the Fourth Ward. Only one fatality was reported but nearly 10,000 people were displaced. Losses totaled $5.5 million - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.2366.001
ahc1702366001a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/1298
- Additional Rights Information:
- 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.
- Extent:
- 2 1/2 x 7 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
