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First Street

Date: 1900
Description: View across street toward commercial buildings. Signs read: "Post Office" "First National Bank" and "J.E. Toole's."
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Greene Street

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Description: A residence on Greene Street that would become the location of a YWCA residence house in the following years, and later, St. Stephen's Ministry.
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Automobile Club

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Description: View across road toward the Automobile Club, arranged in a long line of automobiles along a tree-lined commercial street. Caption reads: "Automobile Club R...
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Rapid Transit Car

Date: 1915
Description: A group of men and a boy pose near the rapid transit car labeled, "Aileen" and "Hotel." Caption reads: "Rapid Transit Car, Washington, GA."
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Two Horses Pulling a Trolley Car

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Description: A trolley pulled by two horses through downtown Covington, Georgia, with the Newton County Court House in the background.
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"Any Splinters Today?"

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Description: A man standing in the middle of a dirt road next to a small mule-drawn cart laden with chopped wood. Caption reads: "'Any Splinters Today' Milledgeville, G...
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City of Atlanta, GA No. 2

Date: 1866
Description: Elevated view of commercial area of the city, taken after General Sherman marched through. Most of the buildings appear to be intact, but one of the build...
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Cannon and Statue at Fort Hughes

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Description: View of Fort Hughes featuring a park or town square decorated with a cannon and a statue. A street lined with storefronts is visible across the lawn.
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Depot Street

Date: 1900
Description: View down unpaved Depot Street. Men and children can be seen outside Watkins Drug Company.
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down Main Street. Horse-drawn carriages can be seen outside stores on the unpaved road.
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Bank of Arlington

Date: 1910
Description: Two cars park in front of the Bank of Arlington and other small businesses. The bank was built in 1900.
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Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: Horse-drawn carriages park outside Elmrose Hotel, built in 1889 as the Andrews Hotel and destroyed by fire in 1929.
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Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: Commercial buildings stand on either side of a set of railroad tracks. Automobiles line each street and the Toombs County Courthouse, featuring a colonnad...
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City Hall and Jail

Date: 1910
Description: View of Athens City Hall, built in 1903-1904, featuring a central dome and clock tower. A water tower can be seen beyond the city jail to the left.
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Map Illustrating the Siege of Atlanta, Georgia, by the United States Forces Under Command of Maj. Genl. W.T. Sherman

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Description: This detailed map shows fortifications, headquarters, location and dates of battles, street outline of Atlanta, roads, railroads, vegetation, drainage, rel...

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