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Missouri Botanical Garden finds George Washington Carver letter in collection • Oct. 19, 2026, 1:30 PM ET (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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Born 1861? • Missouri
Died January 5, 1943 • Tuskegee • Alabama
Subjects Of Study peanut • sweet potato • chemical product • food processing

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Portrait of George Washington Carver in a suit with a white carnation, photographed in 1941 as he receives the Varsity Clubs Award.
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