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[Street scene in business district, possibly in Atlanta, Georgia] – Antique Photo Print

[Street scene in business district, possibly in Atlanta, Georgia], [1899 or 1900] — historic photograph
[Street scene in business district, possibly in Atlanta, Georgia], [1899 or 1900]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Street scene in business district, possibly in Atlanta, Georgia] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Street scene in business district, possibly in Atlanta, Georgia]

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Shot on a busy commercial street that may be in Atlanta, this print is one of the photographs W.E.B. Du Bois assembled for *Negro Life in Georgia, U.S.A.*, an album prepared for the 1900 Paris Exposition. The project was meant to show international visitors the everyday lives of Black Georgians at the turn of the century, at a time when segregation and disfranchisement were tightening across the South. Business-district views like this one challenged the stereotypes common in popular imagery of the period by presenting Black men and women as shoppers, workers, and residents of a modern city.

Created / published[1899 or 1900]
Medium1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
GenreGelatin silver prints 1890-1900.
NotesIn album (disbound): Negro life in Georgia, U.S.A., compiled and prepared by W.E.B. Du Bois, v. 4, no. 303. A microfilm surrogate is also available. Forms part of: Daniel Murray Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsAfrican Americans--Georgia--1890-1900. Business districts--Georgia--1890-1900. Commercial streets--Georgia--1890-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,077 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-155638

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