- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Little White House
- Date of Original:
- 1932/1945
- Subject:
- Presidents--Dwellings--United States
Second homes--Georgia--Warm Springs
Dwellings--Georgia--Warm Springs
Presidents--United States
Men--Georgia--Warm Springs
Politicians--Georgia--Warm Springs
Buildings--Georgia--Warm Springs
Historic buildings--Georgia--Warm Springs
Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.)--Georgia--Warm Springs
Little White House (Warm Springs, Ga.)
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Homes and haunts
Warm Springs (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 - People:
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Meriwether County, Warm Springs, 32.89041, -84.68104
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In 1924, three years after Roosevelt contracted polio, he began visiting Warm Springs in Georgia. The springs were thought to be beneficial for polio victims. Roosevelt, who became the U.S. president in 1932, is pictured in front of the Little White House in Warm Springs.
Photograph of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt pictured in front of the Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia. He is shown standing with the assistance of a cane.
In 1924, three years after Roosevelt contracted polio, he began visiting Warm Springs. He built a residence there that later became known as the Little White House. The springs were thought to be beneficial for polio victims. Roosevelt became the U.S. president in 1932. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/april-in-georgia-history/m-1404/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
Georgia Info, Digital Library of Georgia - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/warm-springs
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/franklin-d-roosevelt-georgia
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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