George Washington Carver in a Greenhouse, 1939
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Agricultural scientist George Washington Carver worked in many kinds of spaces. Greenhouses were familiar sites of work, but he was also comfortable on farms, in laboratories, and on his beloved nature walks. It is unclear where this photo was taken, but it is likely a greenhouse at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, where Carver worked in field and classroom from 1896 until his death in 1943.
Agricultural scientist George Washington Carver worked in many kinds of spaces. Greenhouses were familiar sites of work, but he was also comfortable on farms, in laboratories, and on his beloved nature walks. It is unclear where this photo was taken, but it is likely a greenhouse at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, where Carver worked in field and classroom from 1896 until his death in 1943.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
29 April 1939
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1334.158
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: 3.5 in
Width: 5 in
Inscriptions
Ink stamp on back reads April 29 1939
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