The card, captioned "Atlanta," presents a nighttime elevated view of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, with tall office buildings glowing with lit windows beneath a full moon. The scene reflects the city's early-20th-century commercial skyline, when new office buildings were transforming the downtown core. The printed signature "Collett" appears at the lower right.
Postmark on front over sky; white border at right; printed "Collett" signature and "8" at lower right; linen texture.
Postmark: [illegible] DEC 3 8-AM 1905 — undivided back with printed "THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE"; Raphael Tuck & Sons imprint (Postcard Series No. 2218, "Atlanta"); light soiling and edge wear, purple pencil/ink streak across upper center.
Cite this card
Night view of Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/night-view-of-atlanta-georgia-circa-1930. Accessed October 24, 2026.
