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Frank B. Davenport photographs, 1917
Black-and-white photographs of the damage caused by the Great Atlanta Fire of 1917.
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Creator
Davenport, Frank B.
Publisher
Frank B. Davenport Photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center.
Date of Original
1978/1980
Subject
Great Fire, Atlanta, Ga., 1917
Fires--Georgia--Atlanta
Auburn Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.)
Hilliard Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Jackson Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Lyons Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.)
Pine Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Medium
aerial photographs
black-and-white photographs
Type
Still Image
Description
Atlanta resident Frank Davenport took these photographs after the 1917 fire. One image depicts the damage done to the house of Frank and Emmagene Davenport at 345 Pine Street. Also included are wider-angle shots from an aerial perspective offering a more complete view of the damage., Frank and Emmagene Davenport lived on 345 Pine Street in Atlanta when on May 21, 1917, beginning around noon, a series of fires broke out that eventually consumed over 300 acres of property in and around downtown Atlanta. The fires caused more than $5 million in damage and left over 10,000 people homeless.
Holding Institution
Atlanta History Center
Rights