[Governor Allred Speaks]

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Photograph of Texas Governor Allred speaking at Texas Centennial event in downtown Paducah in front of a large crowd.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

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Creator: Unknown. May 1936.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Texas History Collection and was provided by the Midwestern State University to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 21 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of Texas Governor Allred speaking at Texas Centennial event in downtown Paducah in front of a large crowd.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

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Digitized as part of a History Harvest project. The photograph was donated by Regina Richards.

James V. Allred was born in Bowie, Texas in 1899. He served as Attorney General of Texas from 1931-1935. He was elected as the Democratic Governor of Texas in 1935, serving until 1939. He was selected by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to serve as Judge of U.S. District Court for Southern District of Texas from 1939-1942. President Harry Truman would also select Allred to serve in the same position from 1949-1959. He died in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1959. The James V. Allred state prison in Wichita Falls, Texas is named after the federal judge.

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  • May 1936

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[Governor Allred Speaks], photograph, May 1936; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1390535/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Midwestern State University.

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