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- Letter from George Washington Carver to Clara Ford, March 30, 1942 - George Washington Carver and Henry Ford became friends in the late 1930s, drawn together by a mutual interest in plants and industry. Carver's warm letters to both Henry and Clara Ford speak to the genuine depth of the friendship. In this letter to Clara, which was presumably accompanied a bottle of peanut oil, Carver offered advice on how to use the oil for natural health.
- March 30, 1942
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Letter from George Washington Carver to Clara Ford, March 30, 1942
George Washington Carver and Henry Ford became friends in the late 1930s, drawn together by a mutual interest in plants and industry. Carver's warm letters to both Henry and Clara Ford speak to the genuine depth of the friendship. In this letter to Clara, which was presumably accompanied a bottle of peanut oil, Carver offered advice on how to use the oil for natural health.
- How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption, May 1917 - George Washington Carver directed the agricultural Experiment Station at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. As part of his work, Carver wrote what he called "threefold" agricultural bulletins: they included information for the farmer, for the teacher, and for the housewife. This bulletin on growing and cooking peanuts, along with Carver's other advocacy work, helped popularize the peanut as a useful and nutritious crop for Southern farmers.
- May 01, 1917
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How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption, May 1917
George Washington Carver directed the agricultural Experiment Station at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. As part of his work, Carver wrote what he called "threefold" agricultural bulletins: they included information for the farmer, for the teacher, and for the housewife. This bulletin on growing and cooking peanuts, along with Carver's other advocacy work, helped popularize the peanut as a useful and nutritious crop for Southern farmers.
- Letter from George Washington Carver to Henry Ford, February 4. 1942 - George Washington Carver and Henry Ford became friends in the late 1930s, drawn together by a mutual interest in developing new industrial products from the fruits of the soil. Carver's warm letters to Ford, Clara Ford, and Ford's secretary Frank Campsall speak to the genuine depth of the friendship. Carver often gives Ford advice on research avenues to pursue and suggests recipes for natural health.
- February 04, 1942
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Letter from George Washington Carver to Henry Ford, February 4. 1942
George Washington Carver and Henry Ford became friends in the late 1930s, drawn together by a mutual interest in developing new industrial products from the fruits of the soil. Carver's warm letters to Ford, Clara Ford, and Ford's secretary Frank Campsall speak to the genuine depth of the friendship. Carver often gives Ford advice on research avenues to pursue and suggests recipes for natural health.
- Austin Curtis, George Washington Carver, Henry Ford, Wilbur Donaldson and Frank Campsall Inspect Peanut Oil, Tuskegee Institute, March 1938 - In 1938, Henry Ford visited his friend George Washington Carver at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, where Carver had lived and conducted his agricultural research and education since 1896. Carver advocated for peanuts as healthful for humans and good for depleted soils. In this photo Austin Curtis, Carver's assistant; Carver; Ford; and two of Ford's employees, Wilbur Donaldson and Frank Campsall, consider bottles of peanut oil.
- March 01, 1938
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Austin Curtis, George Washington Carver, Henry Ford, Wilbur Donaldson and Frank Campsall Inspect Peanut Oil, Tuskegee Institute, March 1938
In 1938, Henry Ford visited his friend George Washington Carver at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, where Carver had lived and conducted his agricultural research and education since 1896. Carver advocated for peanuts as healthful for humans and good for depleted soils. In this photo Austin Curtis, Carver's assistant; Carver; Ford; and two of Ford's employees, Wilbur Donaldson and Frank Campsall, consider bottles of peanut oil.
- Letter from George Washington Carver to Grady Porter of Tom Huston Peanut Company, February 3. 1942 - 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.
- February 03, 1942
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Letter from George Washington Carver to Grady Porter of Tom Huston Peanut Company, February 3. 1942
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.
- Austin Curtis, George Washington Carver, Henry Ford, Wilbur Donaldson and Frank Campsall Inspect Bottles of Peanut Oil, Tuskegee Institute, March 1938 - In 1938, Henry Ford visited his friend George Washington Carver at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, where Carver had lived and conducted his agricultural research and education since 1896. Carver advocated for peanuts as healthful for humans and good for depleted soils. In this photo Austin Curtis, Carver's assistant; Carver; Ford; and two of Ford's employees, Wilbur Donaldson and Frank Campsall, consider bottles of peanut oil.
- March 01, 1938
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Austin Curtis, George Washington Carver, Henry Ford, Wilbur Donaldson and Frank Campsall Inspect Bottles of Peanut Oil, Tuskegee Institute, March 1938
In 1938, Henry Ford visited his friend George Washington Carver at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, where Carver had lived and conducted his agricultural research and education since 1896. Carver advocated for peanuts as healthful for humans and good for depleted soils. In this photo Austin Curtis, Carver's assistant; Carver; Ford; and two of Ford's employees, Wilbur Donaldson and Frank Campsall, consider bottles of peanut oil.