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Atlanta [i.e. Atalanta] – Vintage Print

Atlanta [i.e. Atalanta], 1896 July 4. — historic photograph
Atlanta [i.e. Atalanta], 1896 July 4.. Historic photograph from the Atlanta collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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The negative is titled "Atlanta," but a second title written on it reads "Atalanta," the swift huntress of Greek myth who agreed to marry any suitor who could outrun her. The archive's catalogers concluded that "Atalanta" is the intended title, so the picture's subject is probably that figure rather than the Georgia city. Made on July 4, 1896, the glass negative carries a Detroit Publishing Co. number and the attribution rests on its title style and numbering. It came to the State Historical Society of Colorado as a gift and reached the Library of Congress from there.

Created / published1896 July 4.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesAttribution based on style of title and numbering. Second title on negative: Atalanta. 358" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022007. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-65030

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