- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- The Municipal Market
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1975
- Subject:
- Markets--Georgia--Atlanta
Shopping
Food
African Americans--1970-1980
Municipal Market (Atlanta, Ga.)
Shepherd's Home Cooked Foods (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- Shepherd, E. J., 1919-1988
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Sweet Auburn Historic District, 33.75483, -84.38132 - Medium:
- black-and-white negatives
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of restauranteur E. J. Shepherd at the Municipal Market on Edgewood Avenue in the Sweet Auburn Historic District in Atlanta, Georgia.
Curb market
Municipal Market (also known as the Sweet Auburn Curb Market) was established in 1918 as an open air market to sell livestock and produce. The original market was held in a large tent, and a permanent structure was built in 1924. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/byd/id/3706
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright is held by Boyd Lewis. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis photographs
MSS 1118, Southwind recordings, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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