- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Atlanta City seal
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1900
- Subject:
- Cities & towns--Georgia
City and town life--Georgia--Atlanta
Historic sites--Georgia--Atlanta
Historical markers--Georgia--Atlanta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of a drawing of the Atlanta City Seal depicting the Phoenix and reads, "Resurgens/ 1847/1865/ Atlanta, GA."
"Rising again"; Mythological bird; Greek Mythology;
The City Seal of Atlanta depicts the mythological bird, the Phoenix, who is cyclically reborn from ashes. This symbolizes the rebuilding of the city after it was burned and destroyed by war. The date depicted, 1847, is the date Atlanta was first incorporated. The date 1865 signifies the end of the Civil War and the beginning of the new Atlanta. Resurgens is Latin for “rising again.” - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.3853.001
ahc1703853001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2148
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission ofr use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
