Photograph, Governor Orval and Alta Faubus

 
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Photograph,Governor Orval and Alta Faubus
Photograph, Governor Orval and Alta Faubus
Photograph,Governor Orval and Alta Faubus
Photograph,Governor Orval and Alta Faubus

Photograph, Governor Orval and Alta Faubus

Object number2017.022.04
Date1964
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions9 15/16 × 8 1/8 in. (25.2 × 20.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA Black and white photograph of Governor Orval and his wife Alta Faubus dated to1964. Orval is wearing a suit and tie and has a pocket square in his breast jacket pocket. Alta is to his right wearing a dress with a pin and has glasses.

    Orval Eugene Faubus was born on January 7, 1910 in Madison County. Faubus married Alta Haskins in 1931, they had one son. In 1955, he defeated Pratt Remmel for the governorship becoming the thirty-sixth governor of Arkansas. He left office in 1967. Faubus died on December 14, 1994.
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