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- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Election Night
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1973-10-02
- Subject:
- Politics and government--Georgia--Atlanta
Political elections--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--1970-1980
Crowds--Georgia--Atlanta
Audiences--Georgia--Atlanta
Interiors--Georgia--Atlanta
Hotels--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta Biltmore Hotel and Biltmore Apartments (Atlanta, Ga.)
Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Midtown, 33.7811275, -84.38636 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of supporters awaiting the arrival of Atlanta Mayor-elect Maynard Jackson (not pictured) on election night at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel in the Midtown area of Atlanta, Georgia.
Maynard Jackson was elected as the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia in 1974. He served three terms, two from 1974-1982 and another from 1990-1994. During his time in office he helped to remodel Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, which was renamed as Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after his death in 2003. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.378.002
ahc101378002.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/1056
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:1056/manifest.json
- 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.
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights: