- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Maynard Jackson on 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
Podiums--Georgia--Atlanta
Microphone
Celebrations--Georgia--Atlanta
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Women--1970-1980
Opera singers
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Jackson, Burnella
Dobbs, Mattiwilda
Atlanta Biltmore Hotel and Biltmore Apartments (Atlanta, Ga.)
Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003
- 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 Atlanta Mayor-elect Maynard Jackson (at podium) speaking to his supporters and the press on election night at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel in the Midtown area of Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife Burnella "Bunny" Jackson (right of Maynard Jackson), his aunt Mattiwilda Dobbs (left of Maynard Jackson) and other unidentified individuals.
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 101.378.018
ahc101378018.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/1070
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:1070/manifest.json
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
