- Collection:
- Marion Johnson Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Three Governors Controversy
- Creator:
- Johnson, Marion, 1917-1998
- Date of Original:
- 1946
- Subject:
- Political elections--Georgia
Political participation--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
Politics and government--Georgia
Events--Georgia
Capitols--Georgia--Atlanta
Women--1940-1950
Clothing and dress--1940-1950
Spouses--Georgia
Government facilities--Georgia--Atlanta
Governesses
Governors--Georgia
Government officials--United States
Talmadge, Herman Eugene, 1913-2002
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 acting Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge signing paperwork while his wife Betty, and a group of unidentified men, probably members of the Georgia Legislature, look on.
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 33.15.19
ahc033015019a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/MJohnson/id/254
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white safety film
- Original Collection:
- Marion Johnson Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
