- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Maynard Jackson
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1975
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Political science--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white negatives
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson.
Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. (1938-2003) was elected as the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia in 1974. The grandson of prominent activist John Wesley Dobbs (1882-1961), 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. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/byd/id/4136
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright is held by Boyd Lewis. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis photographs
MSS 1118, Southwind recordings, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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