- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Al Thompson and 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 Al Thompson (left), an Atlanta attorney, Herman Russell (second from left), the founder of H. J. Russell Construction Company, and unidentified cooks 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 101.232.002
ahc101232002.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/463
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:463/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:
-
