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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter visiting Allflex Plastics

Description: This image was taken by the Evening Standard on the 13th of February 1984 but was not published. It depicts former United States president Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn on a tour of the Allflex Plastics company.

Allflex Plastics was formerly known as Delta Plastics and was the world's largest manufacturer of animal ear tags, the majority of which were for export.

Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter jnr) served as the 39th President of the United States of America, between 20 January 1977 and 20 January 1981. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 for his work in conflict resolution and advancing human rights in the decades since serving as president. His wife Rosalynn Carter (nee Smith) spent 5 decades advocating for causes in mental health and caregiving support among many others. Together, they founded the Carter Center – which works today to foster world peace and health programmes. Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100 on 24 December 2024. Rosalynn passed a year earlier, on 19 November 2023.