Letter from George Washington Carver to Grady Porter of Tom Huston Peanut Company, February 3. 1942
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One of the accomplishments which made George Washington Carver famous was his production of hundreds of model industrial products from crops like peanuts and sweet potatoes. In this letter to an employee of a peanut-processing company, Carver suggests that a soap he had made from peanut waste might be saleable. Carver manufactured few products himself, preferring to lead the way for others to do so.
One of the accomplishments which made George Washington Carver famous was his production of hundreds of model industrial products from crops like peanuts and sweet potatoes. In this letter to an employee of a peanut-processing company, Carver suggests that a soap he had made from peanut waste might be saleable. Carver manufactured few products himself, preferring to lead the way for others to do so.
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
03 February 1942
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.1.430
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.938 in
Width: 8.438 in
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