- Collection:
- Floyd Jillson Photograph Collection, 1957-1992 and n.d., (bulk 1965-1975)
- Title:
- Frank, Leo (Lynching)
- Creator:
- Jillson, Floyd, 1926-2011
- Date of Original:
- 1915-08
- Subject:
- Lynching--Georgia--Marietta
Frank, Leo, 1884-1915 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Marietta, 33.9526, -84.54993
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the aftermath of the lynching of Leo Frank, a Jewish businessman convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan in Marietta, Georgia.
Leo Frank was a manager at a pencil factory in Marietta, Georgia. Frank was convicted on questionable evidence of the rape and murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan. Shortly after his death sentence was commuted to life in prison, Frank, who was Jewish, was kidnapped and lynched by a group of men. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 71.113.01
ahc071113001a.jpg - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/Jilson/id/657
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/Jilson:657/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:
- 5 x 7 in. silver gelatin copy print
- Original Collection:
- Floyd Jillson Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
