left to right: left to right: Mayris Chaney (Mrs. Hershey Martin) and Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-2477]

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2009-2477

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Summary

left to right: Dancer Mayris Chaney (Mrs. Hershey Martin), sitting on arm of chair, and Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962). Chaney was a renowned professional dancer who became a close friend of Eleanor Roosevelt during the 1930s; in 1941, Roosevelt, as assistant director of the U.S. Office of Civilian Defense, recruited Chaney to coordinate a nationwide physical fitness program.

Subject

  • Martin, Mayris
  • Roosevelt, Eleanor 1884-1962
  • United States Office of Civilian Defense

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2009-2477

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

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Topic

Physical fitness

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

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SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-2477]

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