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Young, Andrew, approximately 1970-1980

 File — Control: VIS 405.066, Location: CS Box 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains images Suzanne Anderson took of Atlanta and metro Atlanta areas, prominent figures, and sporting events. Suzanne Anderson submitted most of the photos to Atlanta Magazine. The bulk of the images depict a two-year project in which Anderson photographed Atlanta Police Department crime scenes, patrol work, funerals, and outreach events. The collection also features photographs of major Atlanta and national figures, including Ralph David Abernathy, George Busbee, Jimmy Carter, Grace Towns Hamilton, Maynard Jackson, Burt Reynolds, Herman Talmadge, Hosea Williams, and Andrew Young. Sporting events featured in the collection consist of Atlanta Falcons games, the Peachtree Road Race, Road Atlanta, and the National Wrestling Association's Georgia Championship. Of special note are images of a 1990 Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in which Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Sr. were in attendance, as well as an Equal Rights Amendment march from the 1970s. All images were taken in Atlanta, Georgia, unless otherwise noted.

Dates

  • approximately 1970-1980

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

19 color slide(s)

Language

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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