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Some new pictures from Atlanta
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The one that has “business district “? For some reason I thought that was Whitehall. Nevertheless, cool piks
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Some things never change. Look at that wagon traffic on the perimeter! 
Cool pics, I enjoy history and old photos. Just remember when that picture was taken, they were at the pinnacle of technology and innovation.
Cool pics, I enjoy history and old photos. Just remember when that picture was taken, they were at the pinnacle of technology and innovation.
very cool
the pik i was referring to was the one with the saloon /billiards building. 3rd pik in OP.
I have a digital copy of "My 80 Years in Atlanta" by Sarah Huff. Lived in a house at Huff road /near Howell Station. The house was built in 1855 and she was 10 during the Battle of Atlanta. Interesting reading and some ok photos albeit short 58 pages.
If you like those photos, you'd really like a visit to the Atlanta History Center near the Governor's Mansion. The newly (2018) restored locomotive the "Texas" is there along with the original zero mile post for the Western & Atlantic RR terminus, which was the beginning of Atlanta in 1837. The biggest exhibit is the Cyclorama of the 1865 Battle of Atlanta, a giant 360 degree panting with a diorama in the foreground. It used to be displayed with rotating theater seating in the center with audio narration, but is now more accessible with a two-level viewing area. You can really see the forced perspective of the diorama, with the biggest soldiers in the foreground being about 3 feet tall, and the soldiers closest to the painting being about 16" tall. My wife and I visited this past Summer, a couple photos for you...
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