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Bo Richmond photograph collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 0000-0000-0000-00107

Scope and contents

This collection contains photographs of people, events and places in Atlanta, Georgia. Included are photographs of Henry "Hank" Aaron, Hosea Williams at the sanitation workers stike, Jesse Jackson at the March Against Repression, Martin Luther King, Jr. at the barber shop and photos of the funeral procession for Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dates

  • Creation: 1967-1970

Creator

Biographical note

Roosevelt "Bo" Richmond was an amateur photographer from Alabama. He photographed events, buildings, people, and documented the Civil Rights movement in Atlanta in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Extent

0.25 Linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Title
Bo Richmond photograph collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by Allison Galloup.
Date
2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc. Repository

Contact:

404-978-2052
404-978-2109 (Fax)