Birdseye View of Exposition From Chutes

Creator:

Howe, Fred L., 1857-1903

Date:

1895

URL at Partner site:

http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/howexpo/id/81

DLG URL:

https://dlg.usg.edu/record/geh_howexpo_how_2-17a

Subject:

Fairs--Georgia--Atlanta, Parks--Georgia--Atlanta, Exhibitions--Georgia--Atlanta, Commerce--Southern States, Commerce--South America, International trade, Piedmont Park (Atlanta, Ga.)--History--19th century, Atlanta (Ga.)--History--19th century, Georgia--History--19th century, Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.), Piedmont Park (Atlanta, Ga.)--Buildings, Exhibition buildings--Georgia--Atlanta, Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta, Temporary structures (Building), Buildings, Temporary--Georgia--Atlanta, Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.)--Buildings, Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Architecture--Georgia--Atlanta--History--19th century, Carriages and carts--Georgia--Atlanta, Vehicles--Georgia--Atlanta, Stagecoaches--Georgia--Atlanta, Horse-drawn vehicles--Georgia--Atlanta, Chimneys--Georgia--Atlanta, Smoke--Georgia--Atlanta, Air--Pollution--Georgia--Atlanta, Dwellings--Georgia--Atlanta, Architecture, Domestic--Georgia--Atlanta, Single story houses--Georgia--Atlanta, Porches--Georgia--Atlanta, Amusement rides--Georgia--Atlanta, Horses--Georgia--Atlanta, Harnesses--Georgia--Atlanta, Columns--Georgia--Atlanta, Fences--Georgia--Atlanta, Wooden fences--Georgia--Atlanta, Windows--Georgia--Atlanta, Roofs--Georgia--Atlanta, Roof crestings, Trees--Georgia--Atlanta, Bell Tower (Cotton States Exposition, 1895, Atlanta, Ga.), Bell towers--Georgia--Atlanta, Towers--Georgia--Atlanta, Tower clocks--Georgia--Atlanta, and Domes--Georgia--Atlanta

Spatial coverage:

United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Piedmont Park, 33.7861, -84.3733

Medium:

black-and-white photographs

Description:

818 Birdseye View of Exposition From Chutes||Elevated view of Piedmont Park near Atlanta, Georgia during the Cotton States and International Exposition as seen from the chutes ride in the midway.||The Cotton States and International Exposition was an event that took place during the fall of 1895 in Piedmont Park just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. The Exposition was meant to foster trade between southern states and South American nations and to exhibit the resources of the region to the world. In 1904, the city of Atlanta purchased Piedmont Park from the Piedmont Park Exposition Company and extended the city limits north to include the park.

Holding Institution:

Atlanta History Center

Collection:

Fred L. Howe 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition Photographs, 1895

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/