George Washington Carver at Dedication of George Washington Carver Cabin, Greenfield Village, 1942

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Artifact Overview

In this photo, scientist George Washington Carver adjusts his ever-present boutonniere in the Carver Memorial Cabin in Greenfield Village. Carver came to Dearborn in July 1942 for the dedication of this cabin, which Henry Ford built to honor his friend. The cabin is based on Carver's own sketches of the slave cabin in Missouri in which he was born.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

29 July 1942

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.188.P.70517

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.938 in
Width: 7.438 in