- Collection:
- Buford Burch Photographs, 1969-1974
- Title:
- Oakland Cemetery
- Creator:
- Burch, Buford
- Publisher:
- Buford Burch Photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA
- Date of Original:
- 1969
- Subject:
- Cemeteries--Georgia--Atlanta
Sepulchral monuments--Georgia--Atlanta
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.)
Hyatt Regency Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Atlanta, Peachtree Center, 33.759482, -84.385906
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- color transparencies
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of tombstones in Oakland Cemetery and a view of buildings in the Peachtree Center area of downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
In 1850 the City of Atlanta purchased six acres of farmland for use as a public burial ground. In 1872 the burial grounds were named Oakland Cemetery, and had grown to encompass 88 acres. Most of this growth was to accommodate for the increased deaths during the Civil War as soldiers were moved from battle field graves. The cemetery is now run by the Historic Oakland Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the site as a historic landmark. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Burch/id/16
- 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:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Extent:
- 1 transparency : col. ; 35 mm.
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
