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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

George Washington Carver and Henry Ford shared not only an interest in using agricultural products in industry ("chemurgy"), but also some quirky ideas about diet. Here, Carver and Ford share a sandwich of "weed spread," made with wild bergamot, narrow-leafed plantain, purslane, pigweed, milkweed, dandelion, lamb's quarters and wild radish. They shared this meal at Ford Motor Company's George Washington Carver Nutrition Laboratory during Carver's 1942 Dearborn visit.

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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: Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943, Ford, Henry, 1863-1947, George Washington Carver Laboratory, African Americans, Scientists, Building dedications, Laboratories, Natural foods, Photographic prints, Photographs
  • Type: Photographs
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: Digital Collections
  • Object Name: Photographic print
  • Object ID: P.188.70496
  • Image ID: THF213831
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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