Francis E. Price Photograph Collection, 1906-1928, undated.

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Francis E. Price Photograph Collection, 1906-1928, undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/704284989

This collection includes photographs of people, places, and events taken by Atlanta Constitution photographer Francis E. price. Most of the images were probably produced for news stories in the newspaper. Included are photographs of President Theodore Roosevelt; Democratic party leader William Jennings Bryan; Georgia Poet Laureate and Atlanta Constitution columnist Frank L. Stanton; Atlanta Constitution owner and publisher Clark Howell, Sr.; and journalist Henry Grady. Documented events include the Atlanta Fire of 1917; the McKenzie Building Fire; the Round the State Tour; and the Savannah Races. The collection also portrays images of common events such as baseball games, a cattle auction, trains, and building construction. Also included are street scenes and cityscapes in Atlanta, Georgia and Montgomery, Alabama. Atlanta buildings pictured include the Atlanta United States Post Office, Wesley Memorial Church, and East Lake County Club. The collection also includes personal photos of Price's family and friends.

167 photoprints sepia.

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8031868

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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Price, Francis E., 1886-1928.

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Howell, Clark, 1863-1936

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Wesley Memorial Church (Atlanta, Ga.)

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United States Post Office (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Grady, Henry Woodfin, 1850-1889

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Henry Woodfin Grady, journalist and orator, was born 24 May 1850, in Athens, Georgia, where he married Julia King on 5 October 1871. Grady worked as a reporter, editor, publisher, or writer (1870-1875) for newspapers in Atlanta and Rome, Georgia, and as a correspondent for THE NEW YORK HERALD (1876). While part owner and managing editor of the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION (1880-1889), he delivered his "New South" speech (1886) which established his reputation as a distinguished orator.He died of pneumon...