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FAMOUS AMERICANS

A Digital Curation for Virginia SOL 1.2 American leaders

FAMOUSAMERICANSA Digital Curation for Virginia SOL 1.2 American leaders

Read All About American Leaders

Welcome to our Digital Curation for Social Studies 1.2. Please scroll down and learn about First President George Washington, the 16th President Abraham Lincoln, Inventor and Statesman Benjamin Franklin, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and Inventor and Scientist George Washington Carver.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Peale, C.W. (1785). Benjamin Franklin. [Portrait]. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#/media/File:Peale_-_Benjamin_Franklin.jpg. CC 0.Stuart,
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George Washington (1732-1799)

Stuart, Gilbert. (1797). George Washington. [Portrait]. Retrieved from http://www.clarkart.edu/Collection/7577. CC 0.
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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Berger, Anthony. (1864). Abraham Lincoln. [Photograph].

Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009630693/. CC 0.

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George Washington Carver (1860's-1943)

TradingcardsNPS. (2012). George Washington Carver. Retrieved from https://flic.kr/p/c1gfeS. CC BY 2.0.

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American Flag

MSGJ. (2015). American Flag. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States.svg CC 0.

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Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

Fischer, T. (2008). Eleanor Roosevelt, first among the first ladies. Retrieved from https://flic.kr/p/5n7r5j. CC BY 2.0.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Martin, David. (1767). Benjamin Franklin. [Portrait]. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benjamin_Franklin_1767.jpg. CC 0.
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Ben Franklin's Kite Experiment

Ben Franklin proved electricity was present in lightning



West, Benjamin (n.d.) Retrieved from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kite_experiment. CC 0.

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Ben Franklin on the $100 Bill

Benjamin Franklin invented the bifocals, volunteer fire department, started the first library, and much more.


Volodymyr. Markus. (2012). $100 Dollar Bill. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usdollar100front.jpg. CC 0.

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Ben Franklin was An Inventor

Parker, Michael. (2007). Benjamin Franklin national memorial. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#/media/File:Benjamin_Franklin_National_Memorial.jpg. CC BY 3.0.

GEORGE WASHINGTON-Curated by James L. LaPradd,II

Library of Congress. nd. Portrait of George Washington.

Retrieved from: www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/georgewashington.php CC BY 2.0

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George Washington was the First President of the United States of America.

Gilbert, Stuart. nd. Retrieved from:

www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/georgewashington.php CC BY 2.0

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George Washington led the army in the American Revolution.

Emanuel Leutze.nd. Crossing the Delaware. Retrieved from:

www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/georgewashington.php CC BY 2.0

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George Washington did NOT have wooden teeth.

Connolly, Harry. nd. Dentures. Retrieved from: http://www.mountvernon.org/preservation/collections-holdings/top-ten-objects-in-mount-vernons-collection/ CC0

Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States- By Heather Johnson

Gardener, Alexander. (1863). Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United State. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Lincoln_November_1863.jpg. CC3.0

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Abraham Lincoln's top hat in the Smithsonian American History Museum

Fryer, Wesley. (2009). Abraham Lincoln's top hat in the Smithsonian American History Museum. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/3682581975. CC BY 2.0.
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The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Thomas, Mark. (2014). Lincoln Memorial Washington D.C. Abraham Lincoln. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/lincoln-memorial-washington-dc-1809428/ CC0
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Mount Rushmore-Abraham Lincoln

Pirndom. (2015). Abe Abraham Lincoln President Mount Rushmore. Retrieved from https://pixabay.com/en/abe-abraham-lincoln-president-2059360/

Abe Abraham Lincoln President Mount Rushmore

Abe Abraham Lincoln President Mount Rushmore CC0

George Washington Carver-Curated by James L. LaPradd, II

GWCLS/ Tuskegee University. nd. George Washington Carver working. Retrieved from www.tuskegee.edu. CC BY 2.0
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George Washington Carver discovered over 300 uses for the peanut.

Riadi. nd. Peanut farm. Retrieved from: riadi.us CC0
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George Washington Carver taught and researched at Tuskegee Institute

Nd. George Washington Carver's laboratory set up. Retrieved from: nps.gov CC0
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George Washington Carver was known as "The Plant Doctor."

nd. George Washington Carver Studying Plants. Retrieved from:

http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1064 CC BY 2.0

Eleanor Roosevelt-Curated by Kelly Troxell

FDR Presidential Library and Museum. (2006). Portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt in Washington D.C. on May 1942. Retrieved from https://flic.kr/p/9F7rqY. CC BY 2.0.
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Eleanor Roosevelt fought for human rights

Kheel Center. (2010). Eleanor Roosevelt speaks into WFDR microphone. Retrieved from https://flic.kr/p/93uc1T. CC BY 2.0.
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First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was married to President Franklin D. Roosevelt

FDR Presidential Library & Museum. (2007). CT 57-899. Retrieved from https://flic.kr/p/agzL6Y. CC BY 2.0.
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Statue of the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Kubina, J. (2006). Eleanor Roosevelt. Retrieved from https://flic.kr/p/dGEWF. CC BY 2.0.