Eleanor Roosevelt at White Top

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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")

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