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Whitehall Street Viaduct, Atlanta, GA, 1907

About this postcard

The Whitehall Street viaduct carries a busy downtown Atlanta street over the railroad tracks. On the left, the Eiseman Bros. dry goods store runs beneath a long awning; on the right, the columned entrance of the Atlanta National Bank faces the roadway. Pedestrians in early-1900s dress, a horse-drawn wagon, and overhead trolley wires fill the scene. The viaduct lifted street traffic over the rail lines that cut through the center of Atlanta's commercial district.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

from Papa Sept 9-1907

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

Ashebury Highlands, NC

Postcard record

Postmarked, Atlanta, GA
PublisherAmerican Post Card Co.
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Charlotte Barnett, Ashebury, Highlands, NC
Place depictedWhitehall Street, Whitehall Street Viaduct, GA
Place depictedGA
PublisherAmerican Post Card Co., New York, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite margin at right edge carrying the printed caption in red: "Whitehall St., Viaduct, Atlanta, Ga."; handwritten message "from Papa Sept 9-1907" on the front margin; undivided-back stock. Postmark: ATLANTA, GA SEP 9 5:30 PM 1907 (wavy machine cancel). Undivided back with green printed "POST CARD" heading and "This side exclusively for the Address." line; publisher imprint "American Post Card Co., New York. O. K. Series No. 181. Made in Germany." 1c Franklin stamp (Series 1902). Card toned/soiled along edges, light corner wear.

Cite this card

Whitehall Street Viaduct, Atlanta, GA, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/whitehall-street-viaduct-atlanta-ga-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.