Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad Photograph Collection.

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Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad Photograph Collection.

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The photographs in this collection were taken on June 19, 1908, the occasion of the running of the "Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Special", the first regular passenger train of the Atlanta Division of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad. The photographs were taken by Abananza Studios of Atlanta, Georgia.

20 photoprints : sepia toned.

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7171708

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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