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Governor George Wallace with driver and aide
Governor George Wallace with driver and aide
Governor George Wallace with driver and aide

Governor George Wallace with driver and aide

Artist (born 1933 Long Island, New York)
Sitter (1919 Clio, Alabama - 1998 Montgomery, Alabama)
DateMarch, 1965
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 1997 General Obligation Bonds
Object numberPC1999.53.3
DescriptionAlabama Governor George Wallace walks away from a car with his driver and aid to enter the Alabama state capitol building in this black and white photograph. There are three white men who are visible in the center and foreground of the photograph, with two white men standing in the background. The man closest to the viewer is walking up a sidewalk wearing a suit and tie with dark sunglasses. Only the upper half of his body is visible. Behind him are two men on either side of a black Ford car with a Confederate flag displayed on the front bumper. The man on the left is Governor George Wallace, and he is stepping onto the sidewalk also wearing a suit and tie. The man on the right is doing the same. In the background there is a white car with trees and buildings visible further out.
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