- Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, Funeral Procession
- Creator:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1945-04-13
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia
Funeral processions--Georgia
Parades and processions--Georgia
Events--Georgia--Warm Springs
Military personnel--United States
Saluting--Georgia--Warm Springs
Automobiles--1940-1950
Flags--United States
Presidents--United States
Government officials--United States
Advertising--Georgia--Warm Springs
Vehicles--Georgia--Warm Springs
Military uniforms--1940-1950--United States
Politicians--Georgia
Gulf Oil Corporation
Coca-Cola Company
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Death and burial - 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 military personnel standing in ranks as a procession takes the body of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to a train in Warm Springs, Georgia.
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 82.111.02
ahc082111002a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/695
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
