George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, May 22, 1942
THF285285 / George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, May 22, 1942
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
22 May 1942
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.P.B.21083
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in
Width: 4.625 in
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