- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Herman Russell
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1970/1980
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Business people--Georgia--Atlanta
Lawyers--Georgia--Atlanta
Cooks
Kitchens
Smiling
Russell, Herman, 1930-
Thompson, Al
H. J. Russell Construction Company (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Herman Russell (left), the founder of H. J. Russell Construction Company, with an unidentified chef and Al Thompson (foreground), an attorney, in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 1962, Herman J. Russell (1930 - ) founded H. J. Russell Construction Company, which focused on the development of commercial properties and large multi-family housing units. The company later became the largest minority-owned construction and real estate development firm in the country. In 1963, Russell became the first black member of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and in 1980 he became only the second black president of that organization. Russell has also served as chairman of the board of Citizen's Trust Bank, one of the largest African American financial institutions in the nation. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.232.001
ahc101232001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/462
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:462/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:
-
