- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Ivan Allen Jr., 1968
- Date of Original:
- 1968-01-03
- Subject:
- Mayors--Georgia--Atlanta
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
Flags--United States
Lamps--Georgia--Atlanta
Speeches, addresses, etc., American--Georgia--Atlanta
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003 - People:
- Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen Jr. speaks at City Hall on January 3, 1968. During Allen's tenure as mayor, Atlanta ranked in the top ten in the nation in downtown construction, with more than 55 new buildings and 22,000 new jobs a year; also the $13 million Memorial Arts Center and the $9 million Atlanta Civic Center were built.
Photograph of Atlanta, Georgia mayor Ivan Allen Jr. speaking at City Hall on January 3, 1968. He is shown standing at a podium which holds a lamp. An American flag stands behind him.
During Allen's tenure as mayor, Atlanta ranked in the top ten in the nation in downtown construction, with more than 55 new buildings and 22,000 new jobs a year; also the $13 million Memorial Arts Center and the $9 million Atlanta Civic Center were built. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/ivan-allen-jr-1911-2003/m-3723/
- Rights Holder:
- Reprinted with permission from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/ivan-allen-jr-1911-2003
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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