- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Decatur Lamplighter
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1895
- Subject:
- Lampposts--Georgia--Decatur
Men--1890-1900
African Americans--1890-1900
Oxen
Carts & wagons--1890-1900
Houses
Houses--Georgia--DeKalb County
Trees--Georgia--Decatur
Candler, Asa Griggs, 1851-1929--Homes & haunts--Georgia--Atlanta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Decatur's Lamplighter. At dusk the old lamplighter could be seen filling and lighting the oil lamps on the town's street corners. This picture was taken between 1890 and 1895 in front of the Candler home in Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia.
View of Decatur's lamplighter on an ox cart in Decatur, Georgia. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.2220.001
ahc1702220001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2628
- 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 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
