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Title	The Atlanta Fire of 1917
Photographer	Unknown
Description	View of an unidentified area of Atlanta, Georgia during a fire.
Geographic Location	Atlanta (Ga.)
Subject	Fires--Georgia--Atlanta Houses--Georgia--Atlanta Dwellings--Georgia--Atlanta Disasters--Georgia--Atlanta Smoke--Georgia--Atlanta Firefighting equipment--Georgia--Atlanta
Date Original	1917
Date Digital	2006
Type	5 x 7 in. black and white copy print
Format	Still picture
Digital Format	JPEG
Catalogue Number	VIS 166.64.04
Collection	Steve B. Campbell Atlanta Fire Department Photographs
Related Collections	MSS 587, Steve B. Campbell Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
Publisher	Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta GA 30305
Rights	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.
Notes	The Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 began downtown in a warehouse on Decatur Street. In less than ten hours it destroyed over 2,000 homes, businesses, and churches. Much of the damage occurred in a neighborhood known as the Fourth Ward. Only one fatality was reported but nearly 10,000 people were displaced. Losses totaled $5.5 million
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The Atlanta Fire of 1917

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