- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- MARTA Meeting
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1973-01-18
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Politics and government--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
Meetings--Georgia--Atlanta
Transportation--Georgia--Atlanta
Press--Georgia--Atlanta
Television cameras
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Johnson, Leroy, 1928- - People:
- Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Georgia State Senator Leroy Johnson (foreground) and Atlanta Vice Mayor Maynard Jackson (right, seated next to Johnson), at a meeting between a coalition of black officials and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) officials concerning issues of overall service and black employment by the transit authority, in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is the principle rapid transit system for the city of Atlanta, and outlying counties. MARTA was established in 1965 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly. In 1972 MARTA purchased the Atlanta Transit System and took control of the area's bus transportation. Construction began on a rapid rail system in 1975 with the first rail service commencing in 1979. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.464.015
ahc101464015.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/924
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:924/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:
-
