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Signing Ceremony for S.B. 98
Feb. 13, 1956
Gov. Marvin
Griffin (seated) signs S.B. 98 into law changing Georgia's state
flag, effective July 1, 1956. Shown here at the signing ceremony
are (left to right) Frank Toby Etheridge (an Atlanta realtor who
had the first samples of the proposed state flag created), Sen.
Jefferson Lee Davis (one of the two principal sponsors of the
bill), John Sammons Bell (who designed the flag), and Sen. Willis
Harden (the other principal sponsor of the bill). To view the
state flag that was replaced by the new design, click here.
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