George Washington Carver and President Franklin Roosevelt, "Dr. Carver & Pres. Roosevelt," March 1939

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Artifact Overview

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt visited Tuskegee Institute in March 1939, and the renowned agricultural scientist George Washington Carver welcomed Roosevelt to campus. After Carver's death, the Carver Seal Committee began selling copies of the photograph of that meeting 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

March 1939

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

46.110.6

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 undefined
Width: 3.5 undefined