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- 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
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Women--1970-1980
Civil rights leaders
Opera singers
Eyeglasses
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
Dobbs, Mattiwilda
Jackson, Burnella
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
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Atlanta Mayor-elect Maynard Jackson (at podium, face obscured), joined by his aunt Mattiwilda Dobbs (second from left), civil rights leader Jesse Jackson (third from left), his wife Burnella "Bunny" Jackson (far right) and other unidentified individuals, 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 101.378.026
ahc101378026.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/1078
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:1078/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: