- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Atlanta Fire Department
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1900
- Subject:
- Fire fighters--Georgia--Atlanta
Fire stations--Georgia--Atlanta
Firefighting equipment--Georgia--Atlanta
Uniforms--1900-1910
Horses--Georgia--Atlanta
Facades--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta Fire Department (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Alabama Street, 33.751816, -84.388998 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of horse-drawn firefighting equipment and seven unidentified firemen in front of Atlanta Fire Department Headquarters on Alabama Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
The City of Atlanta Fire department was established in 1848 with volunteer firefighters. The last volunteer fire chiefs were elected in 1882. The Atlanta Fire Department continues service today with the mission to "To prevent or mitigate harm to life, property and the environment." - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.1051.001
ahc1701051001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/504
- 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:
- 5 x 7 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
