Photograph, Press - Winthrop Rockefeller

 
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Photograph, Winthrop Rockefeller
Photograph, Press - Winthrop Rockefeller
Photograph, Winthrop Rockefeller
Photograph, Winthrop Rockefeller

Photograph, Press - Winthrop Rockefeller

Object number2017.033.09
DateApril 14, 1962
OriginLittle Rock, Arkansas
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions9 1/8 × 6 15/16 in. (23.1 × 17.7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA profile photograph of Winthrop Rockefeller dated to April 14, 1962. This photo was taken when Rockefeller announced that he was not running for Governor. Rockefeller is wearing a suit and tie and is resting his hand on his chin. His wedding band is visible on his hand.

    Winthrop Rockefeller was born on May 1, 1912 in New York City, New York. Rockefeller moved to Morrilton, Arkansas in 1953, founding Winrock Farms and entering into state politics shortly thereafter. In 1955, Governor Faubus named Rockefeller to the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission. Rockefeller lost the 1964 Governor's election to Faubus before becoming the thirty-seventh Governor of Arkansas in 1967. He was reelected in 1969. Rockefeller died of pancreatic cancer on February 22, 1973, in Palm Springs, California.
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    Not on view
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