Carroll Gartin collection
A Democrat, Carroll Gartin served three terms as Mississippi's Lieutenant Governor (1952-1956, 1956-1960, and 1964-1966). He lost a 1953 campaign against incumbent James O. Eastland for the U.S. Senate and a 1959 race against Ross Barnett to become governor of the state. In 1966, Gartin announced his intention to run for governor again but died of a heart attack in December of that year.
More About This Collection
Creator
United States. Air Force
Standard Photo Co. (Jackson, Miss.)
Gartin, Carroll
Dennis Photos (Biloxi, Miss.)
United States. Army
Barnett, Ross
Bob McRaney Enterprises (West Point, Miss.)
Hand Portrait Studios (Jackson, Miss.)
Marshall, Jack
Date of Original
1946/1964
Subject
Political science--United States
Elections--Mississippi
Segregation
Industrial policy
Political campaigns--Mississippi
Labor unions
Agriculture
Agriculture--Mississippi
Automobiles
Budget--Mississippi
Campaign songs
Civil rights
People
Gartin, Carroll, 1913-1966
Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987
Coleman, J. P. (James Plemon), 1914-1991
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Palmer, Buck
Snyder, D.W.
Sullivan, Charlie
White, Hugh L. (Hugh Lawson), 1881-1965
Location
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
Medium
black-and-white photographs
reels
16mm (photographic film size)
black-and-white photographs
picture postcards
color photographs
Type
StillImage, Sound
Description
A Democrat, Carroll Gartin served three terms as Mississippi's Lieutenant Governor (1952-1956, 1956-1960, and 1964-1966). He lost a 1953 campaign against incumbent James O. Eastland for the U.S. Senate and a 1959 race against Ross Barnett to become governor of the state. In 1966, Gartin announced his intention to run for governor again but died of a heart attack in December of that year.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
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