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Peachtree St. showing trolleys and horse-drawn carriages.
Postmarked in 1910 and shows the Hotel Aragon.




President Grover Cleveland addresses the Cotton States International Exposition in 1895





Artesian well at Five Points in 1892
Tracks for the trolley are being laid in this 1892 view.  This view is looking east down Edgewood Avenue.




Peachtree St. in 1887
Postmarked in 1908.




Capitol Avenue, Atlanta, GA




Ellis St. at Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA




Home of Confederate General John P. Gordon




Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA
Postmarked in 1911.




Mitchell St., Atlanta, GA
Postmarked in 1910.




Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA in 1864
This old picture was made into a postcard in 1905.




Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA
Postmarked in 1944, rebel flag being flown on the light pole.




Peachtree St. parade with American troops.




Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA




Peachtree St. looking north from Marietta St., Atlanta, GA
Postmarked in 1918.




Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA
Postmarked in 1907.




Atlanta financial district




Whitehall St., Atlanta, GA
Pre-1907 postcard.




Whitehall St. looking north from Mitchell St.




The Wren's Nest, home of Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Uncle Remus stories.




Joel Chandler Harris sitting on the porch of the Wren's Nest




Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA




Five Points in 1922




Five Points in 1917




Famous Five Points, Downtown Atlanta, GA





The "Great White Way" by night, Atlanta, GA
Postmarked in 1911.




"New Interstate south of Atlanta"
Postcard refers to Atlanta as the "city of a million".  It was also called the fastest growing city in the southeast.




Georgia Capitol at night in the background to the left.
Postmarked in 1907.




Washington Street, Atlanta, GA
Pre-1907 postcard, message intended to be written on the front.




Candler Building, Atlanta, GA
Postmarked in 1912, it shows four modes of transportation:
1 - Walking
2 - Horse drawn carriages
3 - Trolleys
4 - Automobiles




Historic Lamppost in downtown Atlanta
This old street lamp had large holes in its' base from the Union bombardment of Atlanta before the city fell in 1864.  The flame that still burns is called "The Eternal Flame of the Confederacy."




Peachtree Hills Place, Atlanta, GA




Peachtree Street and First Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA




The Plaza looking east from the Viaduct, Atlanta, GA





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