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George Washington Carver and Henry Ford at the Carver Nutrition Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1942

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department1942-07-21

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

In 1942, Henry Ford showed his admiration for his friend and colleague George Washington Carver by naming a Ford Motor Company nutrition laboratory after him. This was appropriate: Carver had dedicated his career to experimental agriculture and to improving farmer nutrition and health as well as crop yields. Though frail, Carver traveled to Dearborn for the dedication. Edsel Ford was also present.

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  • Title: George Washington Carver and Henry Ford at the Carver Nutrition Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, 1942
  • Creator: Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department
  • Date: 1942-07-21
  • Location: United States, Michigan, Dearborn
  • Subject Keywords: George Washington Carver Laboratory, Photographic prints, Photographs, Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943, Ford, Henry, 1863-1947, African Americans, Scientists, Building dedications, Natural foods
  • Type: Photographs
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=89033
  • Object Name: Photographic print
  • Object ID: P.188.70486
  • Image ID: THF214105
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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