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Night view of downtown Atlanta, GA, 1905

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsTown & City Views
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1905 (Early)
Front of Night view of downtown Atlanta, GA, 1905, c. 1905 linen postcard
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Back of Night view of downtown Atlanta, GA, 1905, c. 1905 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A nighttime elevated view of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, shows tall office buildings with lit windows beneath a full moon. The scene focuses on the city's commercial core, where new office blocks were reshaping the skyline in the early 1900s. Atlanta in 1905 was a railroad and business hub of the New South. Its downtown was growing quickly, and the moonlit view presents the city as modern and active after dark.

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PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
Atlanta
PostmarkedAtlanta, December 1, 1905, 08:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte S. Hansett

Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Atlanta
PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
Series8
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Charlotte S. Hansett, Amesbury, MA
Place depictedAtlanta, GA
receivedAmesbury
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesPostmark on front over sky; white border at right; printed "Collett" signature and "8" at lower right of picture; linen texture. Postmark: ATLANTA DEC 1 8-AM 1905 — undivided back with printed "POST CARD / THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE"; receiving mark: AMESBURY DEC 3 8-M; Raphael Tuck & Sons imprint (Postcard Series No. 2218, "Atlanta"); light soiling and edge wear, purple pencil/ink streak across upper center.

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Night view of downtown Atlanta, GA, 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/night-view-of-downtown-atlanta-ga-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.