- Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, circa 1938
- Creator:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1938
- Subject:
- Presidents--United States
Railroads--Georgia--Warm Springs
Railroad cars--1930-1940
Railroad stations--Georgia--Warm Springs
Railroad facilities--Georgia--Warm Springs
Vehicles--Georgia--Warm Springs - People:
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Meriwether County, Warm Springs, 32.89041, -84.68104
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt standing at the back of a train at Warm Springs, Georgia, looking over a crowd of people.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States, and served from 1933 until his death in 1945. He was Governor of New York, prior to being elected president. Roosevelt was a frequent visitor to Warm Springs, Georgia after he contacted polio. He utilized the pools at the resort town to heal his legs. Roosevelt visited Georgia over forty-one times between 1924 and 1945, and consequently endeared himself to many of the state's residents. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 82.42.20
ahc082042020a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/464
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
