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VIS 170.1841.001 Arrival of the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
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Title
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Arrival of the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
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Photographer
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Unknown
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Description
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View of Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic (A. B. & A.) Railroad officials and members of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce celebrating the completion of Atlanta's last railroad with the arrivial of the A. B. & A.'s first train in Atlanta, Georgia, with businessman Asa G. Candler (center, in cutaway and felt hat), the railroad's president H. M. Atkinson (standing to Candler's left), and forthcoming mayor of Atlanta Robert F. Maddox (second from Candler's right, standing astride the left rail).
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Geographic Location
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Atlanta (Ga.)
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Subject
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Railroad cars--1900-1910
Railroad companies--Georgia--Atlanta
Railroad locomotives--1900-1910
Railroad passenger cars--1900-1910
Railroad tracks--Georgia--Atlanta
Business people--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--1900-1910
Suits (Clothing)--1900-1910
Hats--1900-1910
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Personal Name
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Candler, Asa Griggs, 1851-1929
Maddox, Robert Foster, 1870-1965
Atkinson, Henry M.
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Corporate Name
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Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad Company
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Date Original
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1908 June 19
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Date Digital
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2009
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Type
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7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. silver gelatin print
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Digital Format
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JPEG
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Catalogue Number
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VIS 170.1841.001
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Collection
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Atlanta History Photograph Collection
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Publisher
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Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305
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Rights
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This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission ofr use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
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Source
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ahc1701841001.jpg
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