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Image ID #4511
Image ID: 4511
Subjects: Families; Political elections; Politicans; Governors
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Description: Taylor brothers "fiddling" for votes. The bottom of the picture reads, "Novel political campaign in Tennessee - the rival candidates, "Alf" Taylor and "Bob" Taylor, fiddling for votes."
Date: 1886
Negative: 6351A
Collection: Library Collection
Historical Note: Robert Taylor was governor of Tennessee for three terms. He was born in 1850 in Carter County, and died in 1912. Alfred Taylor later served as governor but lost this election to Robert Taylor, in a campaign known as the "War of the Roses."
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Artist: George Simons
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Format: Photographic print
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File Location: Drawer 23, Folder 46