- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- William Yates Atkinson
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1896
- Subject:
- Governors--Georgia
Military Personnel
Horses--Georgia--Atlanta
Military uniforms--1890-1900
Clothing & dress--1890-1900
African Americans--1890-1900
Streets--Georgia--Atlanta
Houses--Georgia--Atlanta
Hill, W. Rhode--Homes & haunts--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- Atkinson, W. Y. (William Yates), 1854-1899
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Andrew Young International Boulevard, 33.7583697, -84.3952444
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Cain Street
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Peachtree Street, 33.798452, -84.3910732 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Georgia Governor William Yates Atkinson (foreground) with his military staff on horseback at the corner of Peachtree Street and Cain Street (now Andrew Young International Boulevard) in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
cobblestone; mansions; mansion
William Yates Atkinson (1854-1899) was an attorney and Democratic politician from Georgia. In 1879, he was appointed the solicitor of the Coweta Judicial Circuit Court. He later represented Coweta County in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1886 to 1894 and became Speaker of the House in 1892. He then served as the governor of Georgia from 1894 to 1898. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.875.001
ahc170875001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/445
- Rights Holder:
- 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.
- 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:
- 7 x 8 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
