- Collection:
- Planning Atlanta - A New City in the Making, 1930s-1990s
- Title:
- Arnell Smith and Wesley Jackson take their lunch breaks Central City Park after Mayor Young announced a plan to crack down on transients in the park, undated
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Spink, John, 1957-
- Publisher:
- Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 1845/2015
- Subject:
- Urban parks
Outdoor recreation
Homelessness--Law and legislation
African American men
African American mayors - People:
- Young, Andrew, 1932-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Woodruff Park, 33.75566, -84.38854
- Medium:
- photographic prints
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Description on verso: "Arnell Smith (left) and Wesley Jackson took their lunch breaks in Woodruff Park Thursday after Mayor Andrew Young announced the crack down on transients and street preachers by a high visibility by Atlanta Police. The two agreed that the sleeping transients in the park were not bothering anyone and understand business's point of view. Smith added, 'A lot of folks are fortunate and some aren't.' Jackson said, 'Isn't there shelters for these people?'"
Locations: Woodruff Park (Atlanta, Ga.) - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/PlanATL/id/7341
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/PlanATL:7341/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).
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
Central City Park (Atlanta) - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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