George Washington Carver at Dedication of George Washington Carver Cabin, Greenfield Village, 1942
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In this photo, scientist George Washington Carver adjusts his ever-present boutonniere in the Carver Memorial Cabin in Greenfield Village. Carver came to Dearborn in July 1942 for the dedication of this cabin, which Henry Ford built to honor his friend. The cabin is based on Carver's own sketches of the slave cabin in Missouri in which he was born.
In this photo, scientist George Washington Carver adjusts his ever-present boutonniere in the Carver Memorial Cabin in Greenfield Village. Carver came to Dearborn in July 1942 for the dedication of this cabin, which Henry Ford built to honor his friend. The cabin is based on Carver's own sketches of the slave cabin in Missouri in which he was born.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
29 July 1942
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.188.P.70517
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.938 in
Width: 7.438 in
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