- Collection:
- Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976
- Title:
- Atlanta Mayor William B. Hartsfield (third from left) presenting or receiving a "Servants of Brotherhood" (S.O.B.) award to or from renowned journalist Drew Pearson (second from right), Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1, 1949
- Creator:
- Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Lane, W.C. (William Cox), Jr., 1912-1970
Citizens Crime Prevention Commission (Atlanta, Ga.) - Date of Original:
- 1949-05-01
- Subject:
- Journalists
Awards
Hartsfield, William Berry
Pearson, Drew, 1897-1969
Biltmore Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white negatives
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Envelope description: Citizen Crime Prevention Commission; Summerhill. Description in 1949 Lane Brothers Assignment Book (p. 169): "Citizens Crime Prevention Commission Inc. Mrs. Lon Sullivan. 1 photo of Drew Pearson, Biltmore Hotel." The photograph was taken by W.C. Lane, Jr.In 1949, President Harry Truman referred to Pearson as an S.O.B.Pearson said the acronym referred to"Servants of Brotherhood" and invited Truman to join the organization. Thereafter in 1949, various certificates and awards were given out to and from the "Servants of Brotherhood." In the photo it is unclear if Pearson is giving or receiving such a certificate.The Citizens Crime Prevention Commission of the Greater Atlanta Area was organized in June 1947.
- Local Identifier:
- LBCE4-038c
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/lane/id/1057
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/lane:1057/manifest.json
- Rights Holder:
- 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: LBCE4-038c, Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976. Photographic Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Original Collection:
- Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976, Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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