Supreme Court Justice Elwyn Thomas administering oath of office to Commissioner of Agriculture Lee Thompson.

Title

• Supreme Court Justice Elwyn Thomas administering oath of office to Commissioner of Agriculture Lee Thompson.

Image Number

• TD00808C

Year

• 1960

Date Note

• Photographed on April 18, 1960.

Series Title

• General: Tallahassee Democrat collection.
• Specific: Tallahassee Democrat collection M87- 27, Box 6

General Note

• L-R: Comptroller Ray Green, Secretary of State R.A. Gray, new Commissioner of Agriculture James "Lee" Thompson, Supreme Court Justice Elywn Thomas, and Governor LeRoy Collins.
• Accompanying note: "Gov. LeRoy Collins today appointed Lee Thompson to succeed Nathan Mayo as state commissioner of agriculture."

Additional Corporate Creator

• Tallahassee Democrat (Firm)

Physical Description

• 1 photonegative - b&w - 5 x 4 in.

Subject Term

• Politicians--Florida--Tallahassee
• Governors--Florida--Tallahassee
• Public officers
• Cabinet officers--Selection and appointment
• Judges--Florida--Tallahassee
• Courts--Officials and employees
• Oaths
• Political customs and rites
• Manners and customs
• Government officials
• Statesmen--Florida--Tallahassee

Geographic Term

• Leon County (Fla.)
• Florida--Politics and government--1960.
• Tallahassee (Fla.)

Personal Subject

• Thomas, Elwyn, 1894-1971.
• Gray, R. A. (Robert Andrew), 1882-1975.
• Thompson, Lee, 1908-1976.
• Collins, LeRoy (Thomas LeRoy), 1909-1991.
• Green, Ray E., 1899-1982.

Subject Corporate

• Florida. Department of Agriculture--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment.
• Florida. Governor (1955-1961 : Collins)
• Florida. Office of Secretary of State (1930-1961 : Gray)
• Florida. Supreme Court Justice (1938-1969 : Thomas)
• Florida. Comptroller's Office (1955-1965 : Green)
• Florida. Department of Agriculture (1960-1961 : Thompson)

Shelf Number

• Location: 30740B.