- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Two women flee blast from natural gas explosion at the Hapeville Day Nursery, Hapeville, Georgia, May 29, 1968.
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Bennett, Charles, 1939- (Photographer)
- Date of Original:
- 1968-05-29
- Subject:
- Explosions
Disasters
Day care centers - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Hapeville, 33.66011, -84.4102 - Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Newspaper caption attached to print verso identifies photographer Charles Bennett: "Fleeing blast. Two girls flee in horror after an explosion rocked the Hapeville Day Nursery May 29, killing nine persons. The blast, which heavily damaged the nursery building, was attributed to a bulldozer ripping a gas main while working on a construction project. The gas was believed to have accumulated in the basement before the blast." Date-stamped "Jan 2 1969 Journal."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/2430
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:2430/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: AJCP187-020a, 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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