Clara Ford, Henry Ford, and George Washington Carver at the Carver School Dedication, Richmond Hill, Georgia, 1940
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford honored his friend George Washington Carver by naming a school on his property in Georgia after Carver. Seated in a classroom at the 1940 dedication of the George Washington Carver School are, from left to right, Austin W. Curtis, Jr., Carver's assistant; Frederick D. Patterson, President of Tuskegee Institute; Clara Ford; Henry Ford; and Carver. On the chalkboard is a song dedicated to Henry Ford.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
13 March 1940
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.4967
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Ink stamp on back of image reads:
FROM / JAMES H. COBB, JR. / Mayor's Office / SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
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