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President Roosevelt Speaking at the Dedication of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial

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Title	President Roosevelt Speaking at the Dedication of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial
Caption	The following inscription appears on the plaque of this memorial: "For the permanent enjoyment of the people, this park was given one half by the peoples and states of North Carolina and Tennessee and by the United States of America, and one half in memory of Laura Spelman Rockefeller by the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, founded by her husband, John D. Rockefeller." Published by Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, N.C. E-4772.
Creator	Tennessee. Dept. of Conservation.
Publisher	Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, N.C.
Description	View of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt standing at a podium that is covered in red, white, and blue fabric, at a stone memorial surrounded by tree-covered mountains. A crowd of people is seated behind him. The card is numbered N-414, and "Photo by Tenn. State Dept. of Conservation" is printed on the face of the card.
Creation Date	1940
Date	ca. 1940
Subject (tgm)	Public speaking Crowds Presidents Podiums Mountains Monuments
Subject Name	Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)
Subject Topical	Postcards--North Carolina.
Subject Geographic	Newfound Gap (N.C.) Swain County (N.C.) Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
DCMI Type	Image
Form General	Postcards
Language	English
Physical Description of Original	89 mm x 140 mm
Medium of Original	Paper
Collection in Repository	North Carolina Postcard Collection (P052); collection guide available online at http://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/P0052/
Local Identifier	P052; Accession number 30450
Citation	"President Roosevelt Speaking at the Dedication of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial", North Carolina Postcard Collection (P052), North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
Digital Collection	North Carolina Postcards
Repository	North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Host	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Copyright	Public Domain
filename	P052-101-0013.tif

President Roosevelt Speaking at the Dedication of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial

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