George Washington Carver in His Laboratory at Tuskegee Institute, "Dr. Carver in Lab," circa 1930
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Artifact Overview
Prentice H. Polk, official photographer for Tuskegee Institute, documented renowned agricultural scientist George Washington Carver at work in his laboratory in the 1930s. After Carver's death, the Carver Seal Committee began selling this and other images to help build the endowment of the George Washington Carver Foundation (formed in 1940).
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1946
Subject Date
circa 1930
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
46.110.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 undefined
Width: 2.5 undefined
Inscriptions
DR. CARVER IN LAB
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