- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Atlanta Chamber of Commerce president Albert J. Bows speaking to the Atlanta Lions Club in favor of the referenda on the November 5, 1968 ballot to fund public transportation, Atlanta, Georgia, 1968, between October 18 and 21
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Bows, Albert J., 1913-2008
- Date of Original:
- 1968-10-18
- Subject:
- Local transit--Georgia--Atlanta
Referendum--Georgia--Fulton County
Referendum--Georgia--Atlanta
Referendum--Georgia--DeKalb County - People:
- Bows, Albert J., 1913-2008
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips from between October 18 and 21, 1968, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce president Albert J. Bows speaks to the Atlanta Lions club in favor of the referenda on the November 5, 1968 Atlanta, Fulton County, and DeKalb County ballots to fund public transportation, in Atlanta, Georgia.
The first clip shows Bows speaking at a podium. He says, "If we vote for this system in November, they'll start work on it next year, and the first trains can run within five years, and that will not be too soon in terms of today's traffic congestion. I think that's the important point, is further delay just puts off the day that anything good can happen. The main reasons we need rapid transit in our area are quite obvious. I would like to have you picture the kind of city this will be if we can move our people. Rapid transit and bus lines can extend our growth to the entire metropolitan area. People for the first time will have a method of transportation which will be reliable and dependable. Many of you have tried to get to the airport, or some other place, and you're not sure whether you'll get there, and then after you get there, if you're like me, you're not sure that you can find a place to park."
The second and final clip shows two unidentified white men seated in the audience.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Supporting information was taken from the following sources:
The Atlanta Constitution, 19 October 1968. Web. 7 July 2020.
The Atlanta Constitution, 20 Oct. 1968:18D. Web. 8 July 2020.
The Atlanta Constitution, 28 Oct. 1968:6. Web. 8 July 2020.
Clip for wsbn54830 on reel 1499 appears to duplicate story covered in clip wsbn41621 on reel 0899. - Local Identifier:
- Clip number: wsbn54830
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wsbn54830
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wsbn54830
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/ugabma_wsbn_wsbn54830/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn54830, Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Atlanta Chamber of Commerce president Alfred J. Bows speaking to the Atlanta Lions Club in favor of the referenda on the November 5, 1968 ballot to fund public transportation, Atlanta, Georgia, 1968, between October 18 and 21, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 1499, 15:34/16:29, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 55 secs.): color, sound ; 16 mm.
- Original Collection:
- Original found in the WSB-TV newsfilm collection.
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
-
