- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of Rebecca Latimer Felton, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, 1927]
- Date of Original:
- 1927
- Subject:
- Women--Georgia--Cartersville
Georgia--Politics and government
Portraits--Georgia--Cartersville
Felton, Rebecca Latimer, 1835-1930
Felton, William H. (William Harrell), 1823-1909
Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bartow County, Cartersville, 34.16533, -84.80231
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Cartersville, 1927. Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835-1930). Photograph taken at 505 West Market, now called Cherokee Ave. She was a teacher, writer, lecturer; was secretary to her husband, William Harrell Felton, during his term as U.S. Senator; was active in civic and political affairs. On Oct 3, Gov. Thomas W. Hardwick appointed her to fill his vacancy in the U.S. Senate caused by the death of Tom Watson. She was the first woman to occupy a seat in the U.S. Senate.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_brt002
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:brt002
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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