- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- E. J. Shepherd and Dewitt Smith
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1973
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Politics and government--Georgia
Police--Georgia--Atlanta
Gifts
Fundraising--Georgia--Atlanta
Uniforms--1970-1980
Eyeglasses
Interiors--Georgia--Atlanta
Lamps
Photographs
Clothing and dress--1970-1980
Shepherd, E. J.
Smith, Dewitt
Atlanta Police Department (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Georgia State Representative E. J. Shepherd presenting a gift of clothing to Dewitt Smith of the Afro-American Patrolmen's League for the League's Christmas campaign in 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 101.270.002
ahc101270002.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/559
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:559/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:
-
