- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- William Franklin Slaton
- Creator:
- Motes & Moore
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1850/1916
- Subject:
- School superintendents--Georgia--Atlanta
Eyeglasses
Mustaches
Portraits - People:
- Slaton, William Franklin, 1831-1916
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Portait of Mayor William Franklin Slaton, the superintendent of the Atlanta Public Schools from 1879 to 1907, in Atlanta, Georgia.
William Franklin Slaton (1831-1916) was a soldier and long-time educator and school administrator. He joined the Confederate Army as a lieutenant and during his service was promoted to major. After the Civil War, Slaton settled in Georgia. In 1874, he became principal of the Boys' High School in Atlanta and in 1879, he was elected superintendent of the city schools, serving in that capacity for twenty-eight years. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.1061.001
ahc1701061001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/25
- Rights Holder:
- 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.
- Additional Rights Information:
- 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.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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