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- View of George Washington Carver Taken for Use as Reference for Irving Bacon's Painting of Carver, August 1942 - Henry Ford commissioned his personal artist, Irving Bacon, to paint a portrait of Ford's friend, the agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. Carver sat for the painting during his visit to Dearborn in 1942. This photograph, used as a reference for Bacon to complete the portrait, shows Carver outside the Carver Cabin in Greenfield Village.
- August 01, 1942
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View of George Washington Carver Taken for Use as Reference for Irving Bacon's Painting of Carver, August 1942
Henry Ford commissioned his personal artist, Irving Bacon, to paint a portrait of Ford's friend, the agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. Carver sat for the painting during his visit to Dearborn in 1942. This photograph, used as a reference for Bacon to complete the portrait, shows Carver outside the Carver Cabin in Greenfield Village.
- View of George Washington Carver's Hands Taken for Use as Reference for Irving Bacon's Painting of Carver, August 1942 - Henry Ford commissioned his personal artist, Irving Bacon, to paint a portrait of Ford's friend, the agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. Carver sat for the painting during his visit to Dearborn in 1942. This photograph, used as a reference for Bacon to complete the portrait, shows Carver's hands. In Bacon's finished painting, Carver holds a milkweed pod and a peanut.
- August 01, 1942
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View of George Washington Carver's Hands Taken for Use as Reference for Irving Bacon's Painting of Carver, August 1942
Henry Ford commissioned his personal artist, Irving Bacon, to paint a portrait of Ford's friend, the agricultural scientist George Washington Carver. Carver sat for the painting during his visit to Dearborn in 1942. This photograph, used as a reference for Bacon to complete the portrait, shows Carver's hands. In Bacon's finished painting, Carver holds a milkweed pod and a peanut.
- George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, June 9, 1942 - Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
- June 09, 1942
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George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, June 9, 1942
Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
- George Washington Carver Memorial in Greenfield Village, August 1942 - Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
- August 24, 1942
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George Washington Carver Memorial in Greenfield Village, August 1942
Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
- Interior of the George Washington Carver Memorial in Greenfield Village, May 8, 1943 - Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
- May 08, 1943
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Interior of the George Washington Carver Memorial in Greenfield Village, May 8, 1943
Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
- Interior of the George Washington Carver Memorial in Greenfield Village, May 8, 1943 - Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Wood paneling representing each state of the union cover the interior walls.
- May 08, 1943
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Interior of the George Washington Carver Memorial in Greenfield Village, May 8, 1943
Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Wood paneling representing each state of the union cover the interior walls.
- George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, May 11, 1942 - Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
- May 11, 1942
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George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, May 11, 1942
Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
- George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, May 20, 1942 - Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
- May 20, 1942
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George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, May 20, 1942
Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
- George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, May 22, 1942 - Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
- May 22, 1942
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George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, May 22, 1942
Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
- George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, May 25, 1942 - Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.
- May 25, 1942
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George Washington Carver Memorial under Construction in Greenfield Village, May 25, 1942
Henry Ford first thought of a building dedicated to George Washington Carver after the two met in 1937. Construction got underway in Ford's Greenfield Village in the spring of 1942. Ford's architect loosely based the building on Carver's descriptions of his southwest Missouri birthplace. Carver dedicated the building, located adjacent to the Logan County Courthouse, on July 21, 1942.