United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Price, Francis E., ?-19281917-05View of destruction in an unidentified area of Atlanta, Georgia after a fire.The Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 began downtown in a warehouse on Decatur Street. In less than ten hours it destroyed over 2,000 homes, businesses, and churches. Much of the damage occurred in a neighborhood known as the Fourth Ward. Only one fatality was reported but nearly 10,000 people were displaced. Losses totaled $5.5 millionimage/jpegVIS 02.08.01ahc002008001a.jpgFrancis E. Price Photograph Collection, Atlanta History CenterFires--Georgia--AtlantaNatural disastersHouses--Georgia--AtlantaDwellings--Georgia--AtlantaWomen--1910-1920Children--1910-1920Clothing and dress--1910-1920Uniforms--1910-1920Sheriffs--Georgia--AtlantaAutomobiles--1910-1920Vehicles--Georgia--AtlantaStreet railroads--Georgia--AtlantaEvents--Georgia--AtlantaThe Atlanta Fire of 1917StillImage