- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Smiling Peanut
- Creator:
- Harrell, Mark
- Contributor to Resource:
- Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington
- Date of Original:
- 1933/2000
- Subject:
- Roadside architecture--Georgia--Plains
Mimetic architecture--Georgia--Plains
Peanuts--Georgia--Plains
Smiling--Georgia--Plains
Caricature--Georgia--Plains
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Sumter County, Plains, 32.03405, -84.39269
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A peanut sculpture, featuring a replica of U.S. president Jimmy Carter's famous smile, stands at the entrance of Plains, Carter's hometown. Before entering state politics in the early 1960s, Carter ran his family's peanut farm and warehousing business. He was elected president in 1976.
Photograph of a large peanut sculpture, featuring a replica of U.S. president Jimmy Carter's famous smile, which stands at the entrance of Plains, Georgia, Carter's hometown. Before entering state politics in the early 1960s, Carter ran his family's peanut farm and warehousing business. He was elected president in 1976. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/roadside-architecture/plains-02/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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