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- Collection:
- Lester Maddox Photographs, 1934-2000, undated
- Title:
- The Pickrick Restaurant
- Date of Original:
- 1955
- Subject:
- Restaurants--Georgia--Atlanta
Automobiles--1950-1960
Vehicles--Georgia--Atlanta
Pickrick (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Atlanta, Hemphill Avenue, 33.781723, -84.404304
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Exterior view of the Pickrick, a restaurant owned by businessman Lester Maddox on Hemphill Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia.
Lester Maddox was a politician and businessman from Atlanta. He served as Governor of Georgia from 1967-1971, and as Lieutenant Governor from 1971-1975. He ran unsuccessfully in two Atlanta mayoral races in 1957 and 1961. Maddox was the owner of the Pickrick Cafeteria, and gained national notoriety and recognition when he refused to integrate the restaurant. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 105.06.13
ahc105006013a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/Maddox/id/43
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/Maddox:43/manifest.json
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in. silver gelatin print
- Original Collection:
- Lester Maddox Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights: