Bill Bates (far left) presenting a turkey to Governor John Patterson.
Since 1948 the Bates Turkey Farm in Fort Deposit, Alabama, has given the governor a live Thanksgiving turkey. The bird always receives a "pardon."
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/7905 |