- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Georgia Supreme Court, during the "Three Governors Controversy," Atlanta, Georgia, January 1947.
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1947-01
- Subject:
- Elections
Contested elections
Georgia. Supreme Court
Georgia. Office of the Governor - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- photographic prints
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Newspaper captions attached to print verso: [1] "The seven justices of Georgia's Supreme Court today are (left to right) Associate Justices T. Grady Head and W.Y. Atkinson, Chief Justice W.F. Jenkins, Associate Justice R.C. Bell, Presiding Justice W.H. Duckworth, Associate Justices Lee B. Wyatt and Tom S. Candler." (original caption); [2] "In 1947 -- and as late as 1990 -- a group of seven white men made up the Georgia Supreme Court. Recent appointments have changed the racial makeup of the court" (date-stamped Sun Feb 06 1994 J C). Another copy of the print in the same folder identifies the photographer (Kenneth Rogers) and has caption: "They may make history -- If the legal battle over Georgia's governorship reaches the State Supreme Court, it will be decided by these seven men, who sit on the highest court of Georgia [same list of justices as above]. Legal action starts Feb. 7."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/1334
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:1334/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: AJCP202-014a, Atlanta Journal Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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