- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- E. J. Shepherd
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1970/1980
- Subject:
- Politicians--Georgia
Politics and government--Georgia
African Americans--1970-1980
Parks--Georgia--Atlanta
Shepherd, E. J. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Atlanta, Butler Park, 33.811091, -84.482652
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Bedford Pine, 33.768733, -84.376218 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Georgia State Representative and restauranteur E. J. Shepherd at Butler Park in the Bedford Pine community of Atlanta, Georgia.
E. J. Shepherd (1919-1988) represented District 28 of Fulton County in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1969 to 1974. In 1971, he opened Shepherd's Home Cooked Foods on Butler Street (now Jesse Hill Jr. Drive), which became a popular gathering place for politicians. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.155.011
ahc101155001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/280
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:280/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:
-
