George Washington Carver 1930 Portrait Photo African American Scientist Black

DETAILS: Original portrait photograph of George Washington Carver. Measures 3.25" x 5" inches. BIOGRAPHY: George Washington Carver (1864 - 1943) was an African American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century. Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a large selection of historical and 19th Century tintypes, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, cabinet cards, carte des visites and other types of early photography.