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| Title | The Atlanta Fire of 1917 |
| Photographer | Davenport, Frank
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| Description | Elevated view looking north from Edgewood Avenue at homes destroyed by fire in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. |
| Geographic Location | Atlanta (Ga.)
Old Fourth Ward (Atlanta, Ga.)
Auburn Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.)
Irwin Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Jackson Street (Atlanta, Ga.)
Lyons Avenue (Atlanta, Ga.)
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| Subject | Fires--Georgia--Atlanta
Houses--Georgia--Atlanta
Dwellings--Georgia--Atlanta
Disasters--Georgia--Atlanta
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| Corporate Name | Ponce de Leon Apartments (Atlanta, Ga.)
Georgian Terrace Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.)
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| Date Original | 1917 May |
| Date Digital | 2006 |
| Type | 8 x 10 in. sepia toned silver gelatin print
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| Digital Format | JPEG |
| Catalogue Number | VIS 80.03.01 |
| Collection | Frank B. Davenport Photographs of the Atlanta Fire of 1917 |
| 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. |
| Source | ahc080003001a.jpg |
