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- "Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C." - During the 1909 centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Congress found itself in the embarrassing position of lacking plans to honor Lincoln in the nation's capital. In 1911, a Commission was formed to create an appropriate tribute. The resulting Lincoln Memorial, dedicated in 1922, idealizes Lincoln's memory in a Greek-temple-like structure that symbolizes the democratic principles for which Lincoln stood.
- 1922-1925
- Collections - Artifact
"Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C."
During the 1909 centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Congress found itself in the embarrassing position of lacking plans to honor Lincoln in the nation's capital. In 1911, a Commission was formed to create an appropriate tribute. The resulting Lincoln Memorial, dedicated in 1922, idealizes Lincoln's memory in a Greek-temple-like structure that symbolizes the democratic principles for which Lincoln stood.
- Postcard, "Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.," circa 1940 - During the 1909 centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Congress found itself in the embarrassing position of lacking plans to honor Lincoln in the nation's capital. In 1911, a Commission was formed to create an appropriate tribute. The resulting Lincoln Memorial, dedicated in 1922, idealizes Lincoln's memory in a Greek-temple-like structure that symbolizes the democratic principles for which Lincoln stood.
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, "Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.," circa 1940
During the 1909 centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Congress found itself in the embarrassing position of lacking plans to honor Lincoln in the nation's capital. In 1911, a Commission was formed to create an appropriate tribute. The resulting Lincoln Memorial, dedicated in 1922, idealizes Lincoln's memory in a Greek-temple-like structure that symbolizes the democratic principles for which Lincoln stood.
- Letter to Edsel Ford from Dean W. Myers, University of Michigan Club of Ann Arbor, March 3, 1936 -
- March 03, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Letter to Edsel Ford from Dean W. Myers, University of Michigan Club of Ann Arbor, March 3, 1936
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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
- Collections - Artifact
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
- Collections - Artifact
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
- Collections - Artifact
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
- Collections - Artifact
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
- Collections - Artifact
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.