<I>Atlanta Skyline (taken from the Jackson Street Bridge)</I>
date: label: Date
content: January 15, 1969; printed 2011
name: label: Photograph by
content: Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948
label: Subject of
content: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., American, founded 1852
label: Subject of
content: Hyatt Regency, American, founded 1957
label: Subject of
content: Equitable Life Assurance Building, American, founded 1968
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Caption
content: In 1969, the First National Bank (on left) was the tallest building in downtown Atlanta. The Regency Hyatt Hotel (right) was a skyscraper, and the Equitable Building (center) was on it's [sic] way to becoming another tall structure in downown. I took this picture from the Jackson Street Bridge.
label: Description
content: This black and white photograph was taken after the first commemorative event on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1969. The photograph was taken at Jackson Street Bridge. The tallest building at proper right behind a grouping of shorter buildings is the First National Bank of Atlanta. The tall building with the dark finish that rises above the rest of the structures in the center of the image is the Equitable Life Assurance Building. At proper left the Hyatt Regency Atlanta can been seen with the distinctive dome of the Polaris restaurant on top. The back of the photograph has a manufacturer's mark, and handwritten and printer's inscriptions.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.94.40
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Horace Henry
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)