- Collection:
- Marion Johnson Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Three Governors Controversy
- Creator:
- Johnson, Marion, 1917-1998
- Date of Original:
- 1948
- Subject:
- Political elections--Georgia
Political parades and rallies--Georgia
Political participation--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
Politics and government--Georgia
Events--Georgia
Inaugurations--Georgia--Atlanta
Capitols--Georgia--Atlanta
Flags--United States
Women--1940-1950
Clothing and dress--1940-1950
Military personnel--United States
Military uniforms--1940-1950--United States
Law enforcement officers--Georgia--Atlanta
Police--Georgia--Atlanta
Uniforms--1940-1950
Spouses--Georgia
Children--1940-1950
Children--Clothing and dress
Widows
Governesses
Government facilities--Georgia--Atlanta
Government officials--United States
Governors--Georgia
African Americans--1940-1950
Talmadge, Betty Shingler, 1923-2005
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 Betty Talmadge, Herman Talmadge's wife, with one of their sons at an unidentified event, possibly an inauguration ceremony for Herman Talmadge as Governor of Georgia, at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta.
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 33.15.17
ahc033015017a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/MJohnson/id/253
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white safety film
- Original Collection:
- Marion Johnson Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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