- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Richard B. Russell Jr.
- Publisher:
- Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia, Athens
- Date of Original:
- 1928
- Subject:
- Governors--Georgia
Legislators--Georgia
Legislators--United States
Desks--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
Paper--Georgia--Atlanta
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971 - People:
- Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Richard B. Russell Jr. became one of the youngest members of the Georgia House of Representatives upon his election in 1920. By the time of this 1928 photograph, he was serving as Speaker of the House. Russell would later take office in 1931 as Georgia's youngest governor, and he entered national politics as a U.S. senator in 1933.
Photograph of Richard B. Russell Jr. He sits at a desk on which papers are scattered. He wears a suit and bow tie, and he faces forward. At the time of this 1928 photograph, he was serving as Georgia Speaker of the House. Russell served in public office for fifty years as a Georgia state legislator, governor of Georgia, and U.S. senator. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/richard-b-russell-jr-1897-1971/m-6805/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia, Athens
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/richard-b-russell-jr-1897-1971
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Richard B. Russell Jr. Collection - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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