United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981960In 1951 Hartsfield was elected vice president of the American Municipal Association, the national organization of mayors, and later served as its president. Following his retirement from public service in 1961, he was named mayor emeritus of Atlanta.Photograph of William B. Hartsfield taken in 1960. He stands outside in a long coat and hat. He smiles widely and faces forward. A white single-story building stands in the background. Hartsfield served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia for six terms (1937-41, 1942-61), longer than any other person in the city's history. Before his tenure as mayor, he was elected to the Atlanta City Council in 1922. As an alderman, he helped establish Atlanta's first airport, advancing the goal of the city to become the aviation hub of the Southeast.image/jpegWilliam Berry Hartsfield papers, Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/william-b-hartsfield-1890-1971Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/william-b-hartsfield-1890-1971Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaWilliam Berry Hartsfield PapersMayors--Georgia--AtlantaLawyers--Georgia--AtlantaPoliticians--Georgia--AtlantaCity council members--Georgia--AtlantaMen--Georgia--AtlantaLegislators--GeorgiaBuildings--Georgia--AtlantaAtlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Hartsfield, William BerryWilliam B. Hartsfield, 1960StillImage