- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Wounded hostage leaving Atlanta's F.B.I. headquarters on a stretcher, Atlanta, Georgia, June 29, 1981
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Bridges, W. A. (William Anderson), 1949-
- Date of Original:
- 1981-06-29
- Subject:
- Hostage negotiations
Wounds and injuries--Treatment
Emergency medical technicians
Press
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- black-and-white negatives
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Negative envelope: "F.B.I. Hostage Situation, Baker & Peachtree Streets; 810628-14; W.A. Bridges, Jr." On June 29, 1981, Morris E. Roberts Jr., a mentally ill gunman, seized the Atlanta headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, holding nine employees hostage for three hours. Two hostages received minor leg injuries. Roberts was shot and killed by the FBI SWAT Team and the Atlanta Police. Involved in the response was F.B.I. Special Agent John Glover and Special Operations Commander Major W.W. Holley.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/6668
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:6668/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: AJCNS1981-06-28-02c, 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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