Governors -- Georgia
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Aroused Citizens of Georgia film
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS548
Scope and Contents
The film in this collection depict footage related to voting and the Three Governors Controversy in Georgia. 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, 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...
Dates:
approximately 1947-1948
General John B. Gordon photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS318
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs of the interior and exterior of General John B. Gordon's residence, Sutherland, in the Kirkwood neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, taken by commercial photographer Fred L. Howe (1857-1903) in approximately 1895. Also included are several photos of his funeral procession on Washington Street in Atlanta as his body was carried into the Georgia State Capitol building to lay in state.
Dates:
approximately 1895-1904