- Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Thompson, Melvin E.
- Creator:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1947
- Subject:
- Governors--Georgia
Political elections--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
Politics and government--Georgia
Legislators--Georgia
Thompson, M. E. (Melvin Ernest), 1903-1980 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Georgia Governor Melvin E. Thompson (right) and an unidentified man in front of the Georgia State Capitol building during the "three governors controversy" in Atlanta, Georgia.
Melvin Thompson was the first person elected to the office of lieutenant governor of Georgia. He served as governor of the State of Georgia from 1947-1948. He is perhaps best remembered for his role in the "three governors controversy" after the death of Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in 1946. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 82.338.01
ahc082338001a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/1381
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
