Dublin Core
Title
Eleanor Roosevelt at White Top
Subject
White Top Folk Festival
Description
"The idea to invite Eleanor Roosevelt to the festival came from the event's founder and director, Annabel Morris Buchanan...
"In February 1933 she wrote to the soon-to-be first lady: 'I think you and President Roosevelt might find the mountain, with its marvelous view and folk musicians, a refreshing change from Washington.'"
["First Lady in a False Kingdom," p. 186]
The musical group pictured with Mrs. Roosevelt is identified as
The Virginia Ridge Runners by Christa Smith Anderson ("A First Lady in a False Kingdom")
"In February 1933 she wrote to the soon-to-be first lady: 'I think you and President Roosevelt might find the mountain, with its marvelous view and folk musicians, a refreshing change from Washington.'"
["First Lady in a False Kingdom," p. 186]
The musical group pictured with Mrs. Roosevelt is identified as
The Virginia Ridge Runners by Christa Smith Anderson ("A First Lady in a False Kingdom")
Creator
Christa Smith Alexander
Source
The Oxford American
Publisher
Washington County Public Library
Date
August 1, 1933
Rights
Washington County Public Library
Format
Still image
Type
Photograph