Photograph of a man speaking at an Atlanta Life Insurance Company reception

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A black and white photograph of a man speaking at an Atlanta Life Insurance Company reception at the Butler Street YMCA gymnasium. He is standing under a basketball net, wearing a dark colored suit, a dark tie, and a white collared shirt. The speaker is standing behind a long table seated with sixteen men and women. Seated at the speaker’s table is Thomas W. Holmes, Esq. He is to the proper left of the woman wearing a large hat. The table is covered with coffee cups and dessert dishes. Behind the diners is an American flag swag under the basketball net. Overlaying the bottom of the swag is a poster portrait of the founder of Atlanta Life, Alonzo Herndon in three quarters profile.

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