This thesis deals with the events and issues which were connected with the 1935 gubernatorial election. There is first a brief sketch of Kentucky politics prior to the 1935 election. Particular interest is given to the history of the Democratic...
Governors; Military personnel; Tents; Flags--United States
John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham, who served as governor of Kentucky from 1900-1907, and four men in military uniform stand in a row in front of a tent flanked by smaller tents, with an American flag and another flag on poles.
Portraits; Government officials; Presidents; Vice presidents; Governors; Men
President Franklin D. Roosevelt seated in a vehicle with Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon and Vice President Alben Barkley. The photograph has marks of discoloration from age. Stamped on back of image: November 20, 1934.
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials; Governors
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler of Versailles, Kentucky, Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959), wearing a jacket and printed tie. The top corner of the photograph has been damaged. Stamped on back of image: December...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials; Governors
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler of Versailles, Kentucky, Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959), smiling and wearing a pin-striped suit and printed tie. Photograph has spots of discoloration. Stamped on back of image:...
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler of Versailles, Kentucky, Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959), reading from a paper and holding a gavel. Photograph has been cut irregularly, the paper he is holding has been cut from...
Portraits; Crowds; Men; Government officials; Governors; Inaugurations
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler, Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959), amidst a crowd of people, possibly on the occasion of his inauguration. Photograph a lot of surface cracks. Handwritten on back of image: December...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials; Governors
Portrait of Governor Albert B. "Happy" Chandler wearing a suit and printed tie. Photograph has spots of discoloration. Stamped on the back of image: From The News Bureau Of The American Association; July 29, 1936. Handwritten on back: ...
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler, Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959), shaking the hand of an unknown gentleman, wearing a big smile. Photograph has been drawn on. Stamped on back of image: June 11, 1936.
Portraits; Men; Women; Government officials; Governors
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler of Versailles, Kentucky, Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959), and wife, Mildred Watkins Chandler. They are looking at each other, he is holding blankets to be won and she is holding a...
Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Women; Government officials; Governors
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler of Versailles, Kentucky, Governor-elect of Kentucky, seated outdoors with his wife, Mildred Watkins Chandler (center), and Charlotte O. (Mrs. John L.) Woodbury, of Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph has a couple...
Portraits; Group portraits; Families; Men; Women; Children; Boys; Girls; Government officials; Governors
Governor Albert B. "Happy" Chandler with his wife, Mildred Watkins Chandler, and their children, Marcella, Mildred, and Albert B. Chandler, Jr. of Versailles, Kentucky, standing outside and wearing summer clothing. Chandler served as...
Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Women; Crowds; Government officials; Governors
Governor Albert B. "Happy" Chandler and wife, Mildred Watkins Chandler standing beside a car and three unidentified men amid a crowd of people. Chandler served as Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959). Stamped on...
Portraits; Men; Government officials; Governors; Inaugurations
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler, Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959), with Ruby Laffoon (right) (Governor of Kentucky from 1931-1935) and Joe Burman (center) (Chandler's aide), possibly on the occasion of Chandler's...
Portraits; Crowds; Men; Women; Government officials; Governors; Inaugurations
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler, Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959), and wife, Mildred Watkins Chandler, making their way through a crowd of people, possibly on the occasion of Chandler's inauguration. Handwritten...
Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Women; Government officials; Governors; Inaugurations
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler and wife, Mildred Watkins Chandler, with Keen Johnson and wife, Eunice Nichols Johnson. They are all dressed in formal wear, among a group of people, probably on the occasion of Chandler's inauguration as...
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler, Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959), standing behind a podium, speaking with James Farley. Photograph has been damaged. Stamped on back of image: December 10, 1935.
Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Government officials; Governors
Attorney Lorenzo K. Wood (second in on left) of Louisville, Kentucky, with Governor Chandler (seated at the desk) and others of the State Emergency Council. The photograph is marked with discolorations and yellowing from age. Handwritten on back of...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials; Governors
Portrait of William Jason Fields of Olive Hill, Kentucky, who served as Governor of Kentucky from 1923-1927. His hair is combed back, he has a mustache, and is wearing dark-rimmed glasses, a suit and bow tie. The photograph is beginning to yellow...
