- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Phil Landrum
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1976
- Subject:
- Political participation--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
Politics & government--Georgia
Men--1970-1980
Clothing & dress--1970-1980 - People:
- Landrum, Phillip M., 1907-1990
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Georgia Congressman Phil Landrum (center) signing a resolution. Also pictured are Lawton Calhoun, William Norton, Jr., John N. Booth and an unidentified man of the Richard B. Russell Foundation.
Phil Landrum (1907-1990) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s 9th district. He served from 1953 to 1977. Born in Martin, Georgia, Landrum was a staunch segregationist and signed the “Southern Manifesto” in 1956. He later supported the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, also known as the Landrum-Griffin Act. He was the author of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 under President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.3877.001
ahc1703877001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2203
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission ofr use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
