George Washington Carver Lying in Repose, Tuskegee Institute Chapel, 1943
THF213761 / George Washington Carver Lying in Repose, Tuskegee Institute Chapel, 1943
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Artifact Overview
George Washington Carver's funeral services were held at the chapel of the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, where the celebrated agricultural scientist had taught since 1896. Carver's death in 1943 provoked an outpouring of tributes to his remarkable life and work.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 January 1943
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.77521.3
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: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on back of image:
Lying in state at Tuskegee / Institute Chapel
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