United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Lee, Herbert H.1917-05-21View of Ponce de Leon Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia housed in a portable garage after after the Fire of 1917.The Atlanta Fire of 1917 began just after noon on May 21 in a warehouse north of Decatur Street. Due to other fires on that same day the response to this fire was slow and so the fire spread north quickly burning through the low income housing of the Fourth Ward. The fire was not put out completely until 10 o'clock that night. It destroyed 300 acres of homes, businesses and other structures.image/jpegVIS 130.42.06ahc130042006a.jpgHerbert H. Lee Photographs, Atlanta History CenterFires--Georgia--AtlantaDisaster victims--Georgia--AtlantaDisasters--Georgia--AtlantaClothing and dress--1910-1920Stores and shops--Georgia--AtlantaDrugstores--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican Americans--1910-1920Ponce De Leon Pharmacy (Atlanta, Ga.)Atlanta FireStillImage