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Background imageHarris George W Collection: Rheims - American War Correspondents: French Officer; Mrs. Harriet C. Adams; Paul Cravath... 1916

Rheims - American War Correspondents: French Officer; Mrs. Harriet C. Adams; Paul Cravath... 1916
Rheims, France - American War Correspondents: French Officer; Mrs. Harriet C. Adams; Paul Cravath; Capt. Paul Dumas, Wearing Artificial Hand And arm; Unidentified; Charles Edward Russell;

Background imageHarris George W Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imageHarris George W Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imageHarris George W Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imageHarris George W Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imageHarris George W Collection: J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917

J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. 1917
J. Reynolds, Performing Acrobatic And Balancing Acts On High Cornice Above 9th Street, N.W. Washington DC, 1917. Human Fly Jammie Reynolds

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Charles Reintzel, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Charles Reintzel, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Charles Reintzel, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Charles Reintzel, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Charles Reintzel, 1914

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Colonel Remon, French Army Aide To Joffre, French Commn. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Colonel Remon, French Army Aide To Joffre, French Commn. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Colonel Remon, French Army Aide To Joffre, French Commission, 1917

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To... 1912

Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To... 1912
Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To Reservoir, 1912

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Bureau of Reclamation - Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, Highest in World, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Bureau of Reclamation - Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, Highest in World, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Bureau of Reclamation - Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, Highest in World, 1912

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Reclamation, Bureau Of - Big Men in U.S. Reclamation Service: A.P. Davis, Chief Engineer... 1912

Reclamation, Bureau Of - Big Men in U.S. Reclamation Service: A.P. Davis, Chief Engineer... 1912
Bureau Of Reclamation - Big Men in U.S. Reclamation Service: A.P. Davis, Chief Engineer; F.H. Newell, Director; H.N. Savage, Supervising Engineer, Northern Division; L.C

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Bureau of Reclamation - Arrowcock [sic] Dam, Boise, Idaho; Showing Tunnel... 1912

Bureau of Reclamation - Arrowcock [sic] Dam, Boise, Idaho; Showing Tunnel... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Bureau of Reclamation - Arrowrock Dam, Boise, Idaho; Showing Tunnel Which Carries Boise River During Construction, 1912

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps. at Desk, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col

Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps. at Desk, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps
Col. Samuel Reber, U.S. Army Signal Corps. at Desk, 1914

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A

Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps, 1914
Col. Samuel Reber, U.S. Army Signal Corps, 1914

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A

Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col. Samuel Reber, U.S.A. Signal Corps, 1914
Col. Samuel Reber, U.S. Army Signal Corps, 1914

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Joseph E. Ralph, Director, Bureau of Engraving And Printing, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Joseph E

Joseph E. Ralph, Director, Bureau of Engraving And Printing, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Joseph E
Joseph E. Ralph, Director, Bureau of Engraving And Printing, 1912

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Progressives Leaders Call On Wilson: Judge Albert R. Nortoni, St. Louis; J. A. Hopkins, New

Progressives Leaders Call On Wilson: Judge Albert R. Nortoni, St. Louis; J. A. Hopkins, New
Progressives Leaders Call On [Woodrow] Wilson: Judge Albert R. Nortoni, St. Louis; J. A. Hopkins, New Jersey; Henry M. Wallace, Detroit; Vance C

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Princeton University students with Woodrow Wilson, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Princeton University students with Woodrow Wilson, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Princeton University students with Woodrow Wilson, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Press Correspondents with Secretary Bryan, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Press Correspondents with Secretary Bryan, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Press Correspondents with Secretary Bryan
Press Correspondents with Secretary Bryan, 1915

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Press Correspondents with Lillian Wald And Jane Addams, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Press Correspondents with Lillian Wald And Jane Addams, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Press Correspondents with Lillian Wald And Jane Addams, 1916. Activists and campaigners for women's suffrage

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Presbyterian Church. 3rd And E Streets, N.W. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Presbyterian Church

Presbyterian Church. 3rd And E Streets, N.W. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church, 3rd And E Streets, N.W. Washington DC, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: G. Harold Powell, Chief, Perishable Commodities Div. U.S. Food Administration, 1917

G. Harold Powell, Chief, Perishable Commodities Div. U.S. Food Administration, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. G
George Harold Powell, Chief, Perishable Commodities Division, U.S. Food Administration, 1917

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Louis Freeland Post, Asst. Secretary of Labor, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Louis Freeland Post, Asst. Secretary of Labor, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Louis Freeland Post, Asst
Louis F. Post, Asst. Secretary of Labor, 1913. Asst. Secretary of Labor 1913-1921

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Stephen Geyer Porter, Rep. from Pennsylvania, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Stephen Geyer Porter, Rep. from Pennsylvania, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Stephen Geyer Porter, Rep
Stephen G. Porter, Rep. from Pennsylvania, 1913. Rep. 1911-1927

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Polo, 1916

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Polo, 1916

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Polo, 1916

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Polo, 1916

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Polo - Army Polo, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo - Army Polo, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Polo - Army Polo, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Polo - Army Polo, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Polo - Army Polo, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Mahlon H. [sic] Pitney, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Mahlon H. [sic] Pitney, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mahlon H
Mahlon R. Pitney IV, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Associate Justice 1912-1922

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Mahlon H. [sic] Pitney, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Mahlon H. [sic] Pitney, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mahlon H
Mahlon R. Pitney IV, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1913. Associate Justice 1912-1922

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Pipe Organ at The Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Pipe Organ at The Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pipe Organ at The Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1920. Residence of Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long, 3rd Asst. Secretary of State, Washington DC, c1917

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gifford Pinchot, Chief, Forest Service, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Gifford Pinchot, Chief, Forest Service, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gifford Pinchot, Chief, Forest Service, 1914
Gifford Pinchot, Chief, Forest Service, 1914

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Piez, Charles. V.P. Einer, Fleet Carpn. [sic], 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Piez, Charles. V.P

Piez, Charles. V.P. Einer, Fleet Carpn. [sic], 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Piez, Charles. V.P. Einer, Fleet Carpn
Charles Piez, Vice President, Einer, Fleet Corporation. 1917. German-American mechanical engineer, President of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Colonel Palmer Eddy Pierce, U.S.A.; Director of Purchases. Left, with Edward R. Stettinius, 1917

Colonel Palmer Eddy Pierce, U.S.A.; Director of Purchases. Left, with Edward R. Stettinius, 1917
Colonel Palmer Eddy Pierce, U.S. Army.; Director of Purchases. Left, with Edward R. Stettinius, 1917. Brigadier General Pierce commanded the 54th Infantry Regiment on the Western Front of World War

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Photographer with Large Format Camera, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Photographer with Large Format Camera, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Photographer with Large Format Camera, 1914
Photographer with Large Format Camera, 1914

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Philippines - Moro Datu And His Followers, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Philippines - Moro Datu And His Followers, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Philippines - Moro Datu And His Followers
Philippines - Moro Datu And His Followers, 1913. The Moro Rebellion (1899-1913) was an armed conflict between the Moro people and the United States military during the Philippine-American War

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1915

Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1915. Rep. 1907-1914; Asst. Secretary Treasury, 1914-1917; Mayor of Boston, 1918-1922

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1917

Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1917. Rep. 1907-1914; Asst. Secretary Treasury, 1914-1917; Mayor of Boston, 1918-1922

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1917

Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Andrew James Peters, Rep. from Massachusetts, Asst. Secretary Treasury; Mayor of Boston, 1917. Rep. 1907-1914; Asst. Secretary Treasury, 1914-1917; Mayor of Boston, 1918-1922

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Mrs. Julia Green Scott, I.E. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Ex-President General of D.A.R. 1913

Mrs. Julia Green Scott, I.E. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Ex-President General of D.A.R. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs
Mrs. Julia Green Scott, ie Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Ex-President General of D.A.R. [Daughters of the American Revolution], 1913. Socialite, philanthropist, businesswoman and landowner

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A
Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S. Army, Chief of Staff, 1916

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A
Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S. Army, Chief of Staff, 1915

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S.A
Major General Hugh L Scott, U.S. Army, Chief of Staff, 1915

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Major General Hugh L. Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Major General Hugh L. Scott, U.S.A. Chief of Staff, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Major General Hugh L. Scott, U.S.A
Major General Hugh L. Scott, U.S. Army, Chief of Staff, 1915

Background imageHarris George W Collection: F.A. Scott of Cleveland, 2nd from Right, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. F.A

F.A. Scott of Cleveland, 2nd from Right, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. F.A. Scott of Cleveland, 2nd from Right, 1917
F.A. Scott of Cleveland, 2nd from Right, 1917

Background imageHarris George W Collection: F.A. Scott of Cleveland of C.N.D. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. F.A. Scott of Cleveland of C.N.D

F.A. Scott of Cleveland of C.N.D. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. F.A. Scott of Cleveland of C.N.D. 1917
F.A. Scott of Cleveland of C.N.D. 1917

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Albert L. Scott, Chief, Clothing And Equipage Division, Q.M.C. U.S.A. 1918

Albert L. Scott, Chief, Clothing And Equipage Division, Q.M.C. U.S.A. 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Albert L
Albert L. Scott, Chief, Clothing And Equipage Division, Q.M.C. U.S. Army, 1918




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Meet Harris George W, an extraordinary man whose life story is filled with resilience and determination. Born into poverty in the Deep South, he overcame adversity to become a renowned scientist, inventor, and philanthropist. Despite facing segregation and discrimination, Harris' unwavering commitment to education led him to earn a PhD in physics from a prestigious university. His groundbreaking research in quantum mechanics revolutionized the scientific community and paved the way for new technologies. But Harris' legacy extends beyond his scientific achievements. He dedicated his fortune to building schools and hospitals in underprivileged communities, ensuring that future generations have access to the same opportunities he once fought for. Harris George W's inspiring journey serves as a reminder that with hard work and perseverance, anyone can overcome obstacles and make a positive impact on the world.