Congressmen Gerald Ford, Harold D. Cooley, and Walter T. Murphy discussing premiere of the motion picture "Waves of Green"

Item information

Title:

Congressmen Gerald Ford, Harold D. Cooley, and Walter T. Murphy discussing premiere of the motion picture "Waves of Green"

Description:

Congressmen Gerald Ford of Michigan, left, and Harold D. Cooley, North Carolina, chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, are shown conferring in Washington with Walter T. Murphy, center, of Dearborn Motors Corporation, Detroit, over plans for the national premiere of the motion picture "Waves of Green" to be held May 22 in Nashville, N.C. The technicolor picture was produced by the Detroit firm as a tribute to the Land-Grant Colleges of the United States for their contributions to agriculture. A large delegation of Representatives and Senators and others prominent in American agriculture have been invited to attend the national premiere in Nashville.

Topics:

Community and Extension
People

Subjects:

Agricultural extension work
Film making
Politicians

Original Format:

Black and white print (photograph)

Extent:

23 x 20 cm.

Item identifier:

0007600

Photographer:

Muse, Seth more info on Muse, Seth 

Created Date:

1950

Genre:

News photographs

Names:

Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 more info on Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 
Cooley, Harold Dunbar, b. 1897 more info on Cooley, Harold Dunbar, b. 1897 
North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service more info on North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service 

Location:

Washington (D.C.)

Digital Project:

University Archives Photographs