- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Sam Massell
- Date of Original:
- 1969
- Subject:
- Men--Georgia--Atlanta
Civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Jews--Georgia--Atlanta
Mayors--Georgia--Atlanta
Businessmen--Georgia--Atlanta
Businesspeople--Georgia--Atlanta
Massell, Sam - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Sam Massell was elected mayor of Atlanta in 1969, the first Jew to hold that office in the city. Massell's uncle was Ben Massell, one of Atlanta's premier builders and developers during the mid-twentieth century.
Photograph of Sam Massell. He wears a suit and tie and faces forward. Massell was elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia in 1969, the first Jew to hold that office in the city. Massell's uncle was Ben Massell, one of Atlanta's premier builders and developers during the mid-twentieth century. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/jewish-community-of-atlanta/m-2852/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, Ida Pearle and Joseph Cuba Community Archives and Genealogy Center
William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, Ida Pearle and Joseph Cuba Community Archives for Southern Jewish History - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/jewish-community-atlanta
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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