- 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
Military personnel--United States
Military uniforms--1940-1950--United States
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Death and burial - People:
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of an unidentified member of each military service branch standing guard over the flag covered casket of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in the train carrying his body on a funeral procession out of 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 82.111.10
ahc082111010a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/701
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
