- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Sam Massell Re-election Campaign
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1973-10
- Subject:
- Press conferences
Politicians--Georgia
Politics and government--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--1970-1980
Political campaigns
Eyeglasses
Signs (Notices)--Georgia--Atlanta
Posters
Newspaper industry--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta Daily World (Firm)
Scott, C. A. (Cornelius Adolphus), d. 2000
Greer, John
Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Georgia State Representative John Greer (far left), Atlanta Daily World is_part_of C. A. Scott (standing, third from left), and other unidentified supporters of Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell (not pictured) in his re-election campaign against Atlanta Vice Mayor Maynard Jackson (not pictured), at a press conference at Atlanta City Hall in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
Sam Massell is a former Mayor of Atlanta who served in that office from 1970-1974. He was vice mayor from 1962-1970. He is credited with establishing MARTA, Atlanta's mass transit system, and for pioneering minority opportunities in city government. He later served as president of the Buckhead Coalition. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.474.001
ahc101474001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/1791
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:1791/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
