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Broad St. looking north, Atlanta, GA, 1907

Card type
Lithograph

About this postcard

A view north along Broad Street in Atlanta, Georgia, with multi-story commercial blocks lining both sides, awnings over the shopfronts, pedestrians crossing the roadway, and a horse-drawn or early motor vehicle in the distance. Trolley and telegraph wires crisscross above the street. In the early 1900s Broad Street was the center of Atlanta's wholesale and business district, and the dense masonry blocks reflect the city's growth as a railroad and commercial hub in the decades after the Civil War.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

from Papa Sept 9-1907

PostmarkedAMES, September 9, 1907, 17:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte Barnett

Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, AMES
PublisherAmerican Post Card Co.
SeriesO. K. Series No. 182
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Charlotte Barnett, Amesbury, MA
Place depictedAtlanta, GA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesCream border at bottom carrying the printed caption in red; handwritten note in ink across the lower border. Undivided-back era stock with a lightly textured, tinted surface. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS SEP 9 5:30 PM 1907. Undivided back with 'This side exclusively for the Address.' Private publisher imprint (American Post Card Co., O.K. Series No. 182, Made in Germany). White border, color litho; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Broad St. looking north, Atlanta, GA, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/broad-st-looking-north-atlanta-ga-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.