- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Rotary Club of Atlanta
- Creator:
- unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1916
- Subject:
- Men--1910-1920
Fashion--Georgia--Atlanta
Watermelons
Clubs--Georgia--Atlanta
Rotary Club of Atlanta - People:
- Allen, Ivan, 1877-1968
Houser, Fred
Adams, Bert
Allen, George
Hicks, Lou
Weisiger, Kendall - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The "On to Cincinnati" Committee in 1916 to invite International Rotary to Atlanta in 1917 is seen here eating watermelons: George Allen, Bert Adams, Cousin Fred Houser, Ivan Allen, Kendall Weisiger, and Lou Hicks sitting down. The Atlanta Club served a carload of iced Georgia melons to the Convention in the Zoo Park and got the Convention for Atlanta.
Group portrait of Rotary Club members and businessmen (l-r) George Allen, Bert Adams, Fred Houser, Lou Hicks, Ivan Allen, Sr., and Kendall Weisiger.
watermelon; melons; park; rotary; rotarians; convention;
The Rotary Club of Atlanta was founded in 1913 by businessmen Ivan Allen, Sr., Howard Geldert, Evelyn Harris, and Henry Grady. Originally conceived as an organization to promote members' businesses, the Rotary Club of Atlanta, following the Rotary International Convention of 1913, adopted the motto and philosophy of "Service Above Self," and became active in charitable, community, and civic causes in Atlanta. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.4377.002
ahc1704377002a - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/1513
- 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:
- 6 x 8 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
