- Collection:
- Marion Johnson Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Three Governors Controversy, circa 1947
- Creator:
- Johnson, Marion, 1917-1998
- Date of Original:
- 1947
- Subject:
- Events--Georgia
Governors--Georgia
Legislators--Georgia
Political elections--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
Politics and government--Georgia
Protest movements--Georgia
Activists--Georgia--Atlanta
Georgia State Capitol (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of people gathered outside the Georgia State Capital building in Atlanta, Georgia during "the three governors controversy."
The "three governors' controversy" began with the death of Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in 1946. After his death, a political struggle for the governor's office ensued involving the incumbent governor Ellis Arnall, the newly elected Lieutenant Governor Melvin Thompson, and Talmadge's son Herman, who was subsequently elected by the Georgia Assembly. In March of 1947 the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that Melvin Thompson was rightful governor until a special election could be held in 1948. Herman Talmadge won that election, defeating Ellis Arnall. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 33.05.01
ahc033005001a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/MJohnson/id/139
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white safety film
- Original Collection:
- Marion Johnson Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
