- Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Hartsfield, William, circa 1943
- Creator:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1943
- Subject:
- Mayors--Georgia--Atlanta
Authors--Georgia--Atlanta
Flags--United States
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Hartsfield, William, 1890-1971
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Atlanta Mayor William Hartsfield (center) and author Margaret Mitchell holding a flag with an unidentified man.
William Berry Hartsfield was a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and a prominent 20th-century political leader. He was first elected to the Atlanta City Council in 1922. As an alderman, he helped establish Atlanta's first airport. He served six terms as mayor of Atlanta, first from1937-41. He lost to challenger Roy McCraw in 1941, who served only a partial term after volunteering for overseas duty during World War II. Hartsfield re-gained his office in 1942 and served consecutive terms through 1961. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 82.29.06
ahc082029006a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/135
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
