- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Whitehall Street viaduct being constructed near Union Station, 1900
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Date of Original:
- 1900
- Subject:
- Viaducts
Railroad tracks
Railroad stations
Union Station (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Printed on back: "When the Whitehall Street viaduct was being built. This picture, made in 1900, shows the construction work in progress. There was no available derrick strong enough to raise the heavy supporting beams, so the engineers rigged up a crane of poles, powered by a locomotive. Old Union Station, center back, demolished in 1930. Kimball House, Wall St. left. Photo D Page 8 January 1, 1950. Atlanta Journal 7298" Caption: "The Whitehall viaduct was built in 1900, eliminating Atlanta's most dangerous grade crossing. Down the railroad can be seen the old Union station." Caption: "When the Whitehall Street viaduct was being built. This picture, made in 1900, shows the construction work in progress. There was no available derrick strong enough to riase the ehavy supporting beams, so the engineers rigged up a crane of poles, powered by a locomotive."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/11752
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:11752/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: AJCP338-035q, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive;
Photographic Collections; - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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