"Big Jim" Folsom Campaign 1946

James "Big Jim" Folsom brandishes a mop and a bucket of soap on the campaign trail in 1946 as he promised to clean up Alabama politics if elected governor.

Big Jim Folsom stands at a podium raising a bucket labeled 'Folsom's Scrub Brush' during a political event, with musicians seated nearby.

Courtesy of Alabama Department of Archives and History

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James E. "Big Jim" Folsom Sr. (1947-51, 1955-59)

James E. "Big Jim" Folsom Sr. (1947-51, 1955-59)

Big Jim Folsom stands at a podium raising a bucket labeled 'Folsom's Scrub Brush' during a political event, with musicians seated nearby.