Governor Jim Folsom with George Wallace and Evelyn Shannon in his office at the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.

Wallace and Shannon were at the Capitol for a hearing in support of a bill that would increase funding to fight the spread of tuberculosis in the state. This photograph was published on page 65 of the Birmingham News on June 9, 1955, with the following caption: "Folsom backs TB bill - Gov. Jame...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yates
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/127399
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Summary:Wallace and Shannon were at the Capitol for a hearing in support of a bill that would increase funding to fight the spread of tuberculosis in the state. This photograph was published on page 65 of the Birmingham News on June 9, 1955, with the following caption: "Folsom backs TB bill - Gov. James E. Folsom, left, pledged support of a bill to provide more state funds to fight TB in Alabama. Mrs. Evelyn Shannon, Birmingham, right, vice president of Alabama Tuberculosis Assn., reviewed the state picture with the governor. With them was Judge George Wallace of Clayton, ATA legislative committee chairman."