Historic Photos of Atlanta
The City in the Forest, Atlanta was a spot found in the wilderness of north Georgia for the end of a railroad line. It was thought few people would stay here, because most would be passing through to somewhere else. Instead, the people remained and the town grew, growing from Terminus to Marthasville to Atlanta. The city was defined by the rail lines, and for that reason, General William T. Sherman came with the Civil War. After he left the city in ruins, Atlanta rebuilt, rising from the ashes, raising a brave and beautiful city.
For a century and a half, Atlanta has been the southern city on the move, a town of railroads, business and trade—putting up and pulling down—airplanes and highways, America's team and international Olympics. Along the way, professional and amateur photographers have documented Atlanta's rich visual history. This volume, Historic Photos of Atlanta, presents nearly two hundred images of the city's past, including views of its streets, the people who called it home, and the life, look, and feel of Atlanta.
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Book details
- Author
- Michael Rose
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Photography › Subjects & Themes - Topics
- Georgia history · black-and-white photography · pictorial history · local history · Civil War · urban history
- ISBN-13
- 9781683369851
About the author
MICHAEL ROSE is a former executive director of the Atlanta History Center and the author of more than six books on Atlanta’s visual history. His recent books include Lost Atlanta, Remembering Atlanta and Historic Photos of Atlanta.
Rose previously served as Director of Archives and Research Services at the Atlanta History Center’s James G. Kenan Research Center before rising to executive director. His work in the museum, gallery, and archival fields has shaped a body of writing drawn from Atlanta’s photographic archives.
A native of southern Indiana, Rose has lived and worked in Atlanta for more than twenty years. That long immersion in the city’s institutions and collections runs through all of his books on Atlanta’s visual and Civil War history.