This photographic portrait shows Rosalynn Smith at about age 17. Rosalynn was born and grew up in Plains, Georgia. She graduated from Georgia Southwestern College in 1946, and that same year married Jimmy Carter, who became the 39th President of the United States.
Early Portrait of Rosalynn Carter at about Age 17
- ca. 1944
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This primary source comes from the Collection JC-FAMILY: Carter Family Papers.
National Archives Identifier: 593564
Full Citation: Early Portrait of Rosalynn Carter at about Age 17; ca. 1944; Personal Family Photographs, ca. 1925–ca. 1976; Collection JC-FAMILY: Carter Family Papers,; Jimmy Carter Library, Atlanta, GA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/early-portrait-rosalynn-carter/, April 15, 2026]
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