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Harris George W Collection (#9)

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Background imageHarris George W Collection: Signatures, Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Signatures, Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Signatures, Treaty of Ghent, December 24
Signatures, Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814. Twenty fourth day of December one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. Gambier; Henry Goulburn; William Adams; John Quincy Adams; J. A. Bayard; H

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Major General Daniel Edgar Sickles, U.S.A. G.A.R. Veteran, Gettysburg Reunion, 1913

Major General Daniel Edgar Sickles, U.S.A. G.A.R. Veteran, Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Major General Daniel Edgar Sickles, U.S.Army Grand Army of the Republic Veteran, Gettysburg Reunion, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Store Interior, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Store Interior, 1917 or 1918

Store Interior, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Store Interior, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Store Interior, 1917 or 1918. First World War - shop assistant and customer

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Store Interior - Waste No Food, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Store Interior - Waste No Food, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Store Interior - Waste No Food, 1917 or 1918
Store Interior.'Waste No Food, 1917 or 1918. Wartime poster: Household Waste about 700 Million Dollars...Food is wasted when anything edible is allowed to go to the garbage pail or allowed to

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Edward R. Stettinius, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Edward R. Stettinius, 1917

Edward R. Stettinius, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Edward R. Stettinius, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Edward Reilly Stettinius, 1917. Stettinius worked at J. P. Morgan and Company coordinating the purchase of war supplies for the Allies

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Thomas Riley Marshall, John Austin Moon, Champ Clark Buying War Savings And Thrift Stamps, 1918

Thomas Riley Marshall, John Austin Moon, Champ Clark Buying War Savings And Thrift Stamps, 1918
War Savings Stamps - Thomas Riley Marshall, John Austin Moon, Champ Clark Buying War Savings And Thrift Stamps, 1918. Marshall, Governor of Indiana, 1909 -1913; Vice President of The United States

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Sylvan Theater, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Sylvan Theater, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Sylvan Theater, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Sylvan Theater, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Sylvan Theater, 1917

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Sylvan Theater, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Sylvan Theater, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Sylvan Theater, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Sylvan Theater, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Sylvan Theater, 1917

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1917

Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Josiah O. Wolcott, 1917. U.S. Senator for Delaware 1917-1921

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1913

Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Josiah O. Wolcott, 1913. U.S. Senator for Delaware 1917-1921

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1913

Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Josiah O. Wolcott, 1913. U.S. Senator for Delaware 1917-1921

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1913

Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Josiah Oliver Wolcott, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Josiah O. Wolcott, 1913. U.S. Senator for Delaware 1917-1921

Background imageHarris George W Collection: William Crawford Gorgas, Surgeon General, U.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

William Crawford Gorgas, Surgeon General, U.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William C. Gorgas, Surgeon General, U.S. Army, 1914. Head of the Panama Canal Zone Sanitation Commission, his work on limiting the transmission of yellow fever

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Col. Nicolai Golejevski, Military Attache, Russian Embassy - Cavalry Review, 1913

Col. Nicolai Golejevski, Military Attache, Russian Embassy - Cavalry Review, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Col
Col. Nicolai Golejevski, Military Attache, Russian Embassy - Cavalry Review, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Mrs Goff - Dog Show, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs Goff - Dog Show, 1915

Mrs Goff - Dog Show, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs Goff - Dog Show, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mrs Goff - Dog Show, 1915

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Mrs Goff - Dog Show, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs Goff - Dog Show, 1915

Mrs Goff - Dog Show, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs Goff - Dog Show, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mrs Goff - Dog Show, 1915

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Major General George Washington Goethals, U.S.A.; Governor General of Canal Zone, 1913

Major General George Washington Goethals, U.S.A.; Governor General of Canal Zone, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Major General George Washington Goethals, U.S.Army; Governor General of Canal Zone, 1913. Governor General of Canal Zone 1914-1917

Background imageHarris George W Collection: John Henry Goeke, Rep from Ohio, Left, with Rep. J.D. Post, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

John Henry Goeke, Rep from Ohio, Left, with Rep. J.D. Post, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
John Henry Goeke, Rep from Ohio, Left, with Rep. James Douglass Post, 1913. Goeke Rep. 1911-1915

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Dr. Hollis Godfrey, Chairman, Com. On Eng. & Ed. C.N.D. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dr

Dr. Hollis Godfrey, Chairman, Com. On Eng. & Ed. C.N.D. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dr
Dr. Hollis Godfrey, Chairman, Com. On Eng. & Ed. C.N.D. 1917. [Commission on Engineering & Education?]. American writer, teacher, engineering consultant, and president of the Drexel Institute of Art

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Christian Girl, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Christian Girl, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Christian Girl, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Christian Girl, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Christian Girl, 1917

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Christian Girl, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Christian Girl, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Christian Girl, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Christian Girl, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Christian Girl, 1917

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Christian Girl, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Christian Girl, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Christian Girl, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Christian Girl, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Christian Girl, 1917

Background imageHarris George W Collection: T.K. Giragossian, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. T.K. Giragossian, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

T.K. Giragossian, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. T.K. Giragossian, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
T.K. Giragossian, 1917. Armenian inventor Garabed T. K. Giragossian claimed he had developed a perpetual motion device. The machine, named Garabed

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Michael Joseph Gill, Rep. from Missouri, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Michael Joseph Gill, Rep

Michael Joseph Gill, Rep. from Missouri, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Michael Joseph Gill, Rep. from Missouri, 1914
Michael Joseph Gill, Rep. from Missouri, 1914. Rep. 1914-1915

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R

Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913
Gettysburg Reunion: Grand Army of The Republic & United Confederate Veterans, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R

Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913
Gettysburg Reunion: Grand Army of The Republic & United Confederate Veterans, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R

Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913
Gettysburg Reunion: Grand Army of The Republic & United Confederate Veterans, 1913. Former US president Theodore Roosevelt in uniform

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R

Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913
Gettysburg Reunion: Grand Army of The Republic & United Confederate Veterans, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R

Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. 1913
Gettysburg Reunion: Grand Army of The Republic & United Confederate Veterans, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. - Sec. Garrison And Col. Liggett, U.S.A. 1913

Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. - Sec. Garrison And Col. Liggett, U.S.A. 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Gettysburg Reunion: G.A.R. & U.C.V. - Sec. Garrison And Col. Liggett, U.S.A. 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Gettysburg Reunion, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Gettysburg Reunion, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Gettysburg Reunion, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Gettysburg Reunion, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Field kitchen

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gettysburg Reunion, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Gettysburg Reunion, 1913

Background imageHarris George W Collection: German Ships, Interned Ships, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. German Ships, Interned Ships, 1916

German Ships, Interned Ships, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. German Ships, Interned Ships, 1916
German Ships, Interned Ships, 1916. First World War, USA

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Gerard, James Watson, Amb. E. & P. To Germany, 1913-1917, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Gerard, James Watson, Amb. E. & P. To Germany, 1913-1917, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gerard, James Watson, Amb. E
James W. Gerard, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary To Germany, 1917. Ambassador 1913-1917

Background imageHarris George W Collection: General view from temporary tower on north end of approach wall looking south... July 18, 1913

General view from temporary tower on north end of approach wall looking south... July 18, 1913
General view from temporary tower on north end of approach wall looking south, Sea Gates Under Pressure, July 18, 1913. Locks under construction, Panama Canal

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Dr. Harvey B. Gaylord, Radium Expert of Buffalo, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dr. Harvey B

Dr. Harvey B. Gaylord, Radium Expert of Buffalo, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dr. Harvey B
Dr. Harvey B. Gaylord, Radium Expert of Buffalo, 1914

Background imageHarris George W Collection: John Nance Garner, Rep. from Texas, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. John Nance Garner, Rep

John Nance Garner, Rep. from Texas, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. John Nance Garner, Rep. from Texas, 1913
John Nance Garner III, Rep. from Texas, 1913. Rep. 1903-1933. Vice President of The U.S. 1933-1941

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Domicio Da Gama, Amb. E. & P. from Brazil; Romulo S. Naon, E.E. And M.P

Domicio Da Gama, Amb. E. & P. from Brazil; Romulo S. Naon, E.E. And M.P... 1914 Creator: Harris & Ewing
Domicio Da Gama, Ambassador E. & P. from Brazil; Romulo S. Naon, E.E. And M.P. from The Argentine, A.B.C. Mediators, 1914

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Miss Elizabeth Funk, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Elizabeth Funk, 1917

Miss Elizabeth Funk, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Miss Elizabeth Funk, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Elizabeth Funk, 1917

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914
Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Lawyer and women's rights advocate, executive secretary of the Congressional Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914
Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Lawyer and women's rights advocate, executive secretary of the Congressional Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914
Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Lawyer and women's rights advocate, executive secretary of the Congressional Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914
Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Lawyer and women's rights advocate, executive secretary of the Congressional Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association

Background imageHarris George W Collection: Charles Eugene Fuller, Rep. from Illinois, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Charles Eugene Fuller, Rep

Charles Eugene Fuller, Rep. from Illinois, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Charles Eugene Fuller, Rep
Charles Eugene Fuller, Rep. from Illinois, 1916. Rep. 1903-1913, 1915-1936




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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.