United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Unknown1953View from the water tower of the Third U.S. Army Headquarters Building at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia, (with a moon that was created in the photography lab).In 1885, the United States Army acquired land approximately four miles south of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, for the establishment of a military installation. Construction began the following year on a complex designed by Captain Joshua West Jacobs of the United States Army. The first barracks were finished in 1889 and troops soon occupied the site. The military installation was named in honor of Union Major General James McPherson, who was killed in action during the Battle of Atlanta in 1864.image/jpegVIS 170.1122.001ahc1701122001.jpgAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionMilitary facilities--Georgia--AtlantaBuildings--Atlanta--GeorgiaNight--Georgia--AtlantaNight photographsFort McPherson (Ga.)Fort McPhersonStillImage