- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Ira Jackson
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1970/1980
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Politics and government--Georgia--Atlanta
Suits (Clothing)--1970-1980
Jackson, Ira
Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Atlanta City Councilman Ira Jackson (center) speaking with an unidentified individual at Atlanta City Hall in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ira Jackson was elected to the Atlanta Board of Aldermen, later renamed the City Council, in 1969 and was re-elected five times. In the early 1990s, he served as Atlanta's Aviation Commissioner. He was later accused of accepting bribes from concessionaires at Hartsfield International Airport and was subsequently convicted on federal corruption charges. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.060.001
ahc101060001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/185
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:185/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:
-
