Maryon Allen speaking with men during her U.S. Senate campaign, possibly at the State Docks in Mobile, Alabama.
A ship named Alexandra is visible behind them. After the death Senator James B. Allen in June 1978, Governor George Wallace appointed his widow, Maryon, to fill the vacant seat until a special election could be held in November. The winner of that election would serve out the remaining two years of...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/108670 |