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Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad photograph collection
Twenty black-and-white photographs of the "Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Special," the first regular passenger train of the Atlanta Division of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad from June 19, 1908.
More About This Collection
Creator
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad Company
Abananza Studios (Atlanta, Ga.)
Publisher
Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic Railroad, VIS 123, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center.
Date of Original
1908-06-19
Subject
Railroads--Georgia
Locomotives--Georgia
Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic Railroad
Union Depot (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Medium
black-and-white photographs
photographs
visual works
Description
The photographs in this collection were taken on June 19, 1908, the occasion of the running of the "Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Special", the first regular passenger train of the Atlanta Division of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad. The photographs were taken by Abananza Studios of Atlanta, Georgia., The Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic Railway was formed in 1905 to purchase the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway and extend its tracks into Birmingham. The AB&A Railway consolidated with the A&B Railway in April of 1906 to form the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad. The company was reorganized under the name Atlanta, Birmingham, and Coast Railroad in 1926.
Rights Holder
This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Holding Institution
Atlanta History Center