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- Clara Ford, Henry Ford, and George Washington Carver at the Carver School Dedication, Richmond Hill, Georgia, 1940 - 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.
- March 13, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Clara Ford, Henry Ford, and George Washington Carver at the Carver School Dedication, Richmond Hill, Georgia, 1940
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.
- George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940 - Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the economic and civic improvement of the area. He built schools, churches and community centers. In 1939, Ford founded the George Washington Carver School, named in honor of his friend. This image shows the exterior of the school.
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
George Washington Carver School, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940
Henry Ford purchased vast amounts of land around present-day Richmond Hill, Georgia, beginning in the 1920s. After acquiring the property, Ford became interested in the economic and civic improvement of the area. He built schools, churches and community centers. In 1939, Ford founded the George Washington Carver School, named in honor of his friend. This image shows the exterior of the school.