George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, May 20, 1942

THF285293 / George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, May 20, 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

20 May 1942

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.B.21076

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

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