- Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Title:
- The Battle of Atlanta
- Creator:
- Tichnor Brothers (Boston, Mass.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- photos by Edgar Orr
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : R & R News Co.
- Date of Original:
- 1930/1945
- Subject:
- Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum
Battles--Georgia--Atlanta
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Atlanta Campaign, 1864
Postcards--Georgia--Atlanta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Postcard (color, linen textured, divided back, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches) titled "The Battle of Atlanta". A21 featuring a pictorial representation of the historic battle and the exterior of the Cyclorama. Text on reverse: "The colossal Cyclorama of the Battle of Atlanta is housed in the beautiful structure which faces the Augusta Ave. entrance to Grant Park. The painting which is 400 feet in circumference and 50 feet in height weighs 18,000 pounds." The Cyclorama's final day open to the public in Grant Park was June 30, 2015. The building in Grant Park was given to Zoo Atlanta, which uses it as office and event space. The restored cyclorama reopened in April 2019 in the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead. Card number 73992.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-151
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-151#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-151/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : col. ill.
- Original Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Moultrie-Colquitt County Library System
- Rights:
-
