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Lucille K. Peters photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS372

Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs of the Peters family and their residence at the intersection of Ponce de Leon and Piedmont Avenues, as well as houses in their immediate area, including the Samuel M. Inman (1843-1915) home. Also included are photographs of the Peters family farm in Gordon County, Georgia, views of downtown Atlanta and Piedmont Park, and scenes from the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates

  • Approximately 1880-1895

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.

Administrative/Biographical History

Lucille K. Peters (1898-1970) was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Henry G. Kuhrt (1863-1903) and Mary R. Kuhrt (1865-1956). Her father was an Atlanta businessman who operated a variety of stores throughout his lifetime, including his father's tobacco store, H.G. Kuhrt & Company, and a bookstore called Lester and Kuhrt Book Company. Lucille married Wimberly Peters (1887-1948) in 1922. His father, Edward C. Peters (1855-1937), was a real estate developer and president of the 1881 Atlanta Exposition Cotton Mills. Edward Peters was the son of railroad executive Richard Peters (1810-1889). Richard partnered with George Adair (1823-1889) in 1871 to build Atlanta's first street car system, the Atlanta Street Railway.

Extent

205 image(s) (205 black and white photographs)

Language

English

Additional Description

System of Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1971

Related Archival Materials

Wimberly-Peters family papers, MSS 3, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

Related Archival Materials

Peters family papers, MSS 169, Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center

General

This collection was previously catalogued as PET.

Description Control

This collection was reprocessed in 2020.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Lucille K. Peters photographs
Author
Kate Daly
Date
January 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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