Atlanta Fire Dept. HQ




Hose-reel cart of Steam Engine Company # 4, Atlanta Fire Dept. 1882

Atlanta Fire Department in 1856 with horse drawn fire wagon

Atlanta Police Dept. HQ
Postmarked in 1908.




Atlanta Police Dept. in 1889 at the Decatur St. Precinct

Old Governor's Mansion (in Milledgeville)
Put this in the Atlanta group since all the other Governor's Mansions were there.    Completed in1838 when Milledgeville was the Capitol of Georgia, it is one of the most perfect examples old Greek Revival architecture in America.  Georgia Governors occupied this Mansion from 1838-1868.  Since 1890, it has been the home of the President of Georgia College and State University.

Old Governor's Mansion in Atlanta
Postmarked in 1908, inscription states it was built in the 1870's and is now the residence of Georgia's Chief Executive.

Governor's Mansion in Atlanta




Current Governor's Mansion




Georgia State Capitol building
Postmarked in 1906, no gold dome.




On the left, the Fulton County Courthouse, in the middle is the State Capitol
and on the right is Atlanta City Hall




Capitol at night




Capitol during WW II.
Postmarked in 1944, the card states the original cost of the building was $1,000,000.




Pre-1907 postcard
No gold dome yet.




Capitol at night, (Capitol in background to the left)
Postmarked in 1900.




Early Capitol postcard with horse and buggy
Pre-1907 postcard, it states Atlanta "is the center of a large grain and cotton trade and has extensive railways in all directions.  Atlanta was the center of important military operations in the Civil War and suffered greatly in consequence."




Originally the Atlanta Post Office, it later became Atlanta City Hall




New Atlanta City Hall
Postmarked in 1935.

Georgia State Capitol and Atlanta City Hall
Postmarked in 1941.

Atlanta City Hall
Postmarked in 1959.




Old Court House, Atlanta, GA
Postmarked in 1910.

Old Courthouse and South Pryor St., Atlanta, GA
Postmarked in 1906.

Fulton County Courthouse, Atlanta, GA
Postmarked in 1917, the card states it is the new Fulton County Court House, "the finest in the whole South, completed in 1914 at a cost of over $1,300,000.




Atlanta Federal Prison
Postmarked in 1937, it states the prison holds 4,000 federal prisoners.




Atlanta Federal Prison showing new wing.




Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA
Pre-1907 postcard.




Atlanta Water Works gazebo




Atlanta Water Works Reservoir dock

Atlanta Armory and Auditorium