A tinted view of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, a classical revival building of granite and limestone with a tall central dome and small lantern, seen across a lawn with young trees and a few strolling figures. Completed in 1889 to designs by Willoughby J. Edbrooke and Franklin P. Burnham, the building houses the Georgia General Assembly and the governor's offices. Its dome appears in stone tones here; it was not gilded until 1958.
Thin white margin at edges; light edge and corner wear; faint publisher imprint at lower left; pencil dealer stock code O-Z-40 A at lower left of picture.
Receiving mark: AMESBURY MASS. DEC 3 9-PM; sending postmark: ATLANTA GA DEC 1 8-AM 1905. Undivided back with "THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.", Tuck's "Atlanta" series No. 2218, 1¢ Franklin stamp; light toning and edge wear.
Cite this card
Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta, GA, 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/georgia-state-capitol-atlanta-ga-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.
