George Washington Carver with Henry and Clara Ford at the Dedication of George Washington Carver School, 1940

THF138169 / George Washington Carver with Henry and Clara Ford at the Dedication of George Washington Carver School, 1940
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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford honored his friend George Washington Carver by naming a school on his Ways (now Richmond Hill), Georgia, property after Carver. In this photograph, Henry and Clara Ford, along with Carver and other dignitaries, faculty, and students stand in front of the George Washington Carver School at the school's 1940 dedication.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

circa 1940

Subject Date

circa 1940

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.687

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: 3.125 in
Width: 4.125 in

George Washington Carver with Henry and Clara Ford at the Dedication of George Washington Carver School, 1940