Granville T. Woods, 1887. Creator: Unknown.

Granville T. Woods, 1887. Creator: Unknown.

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Granville T. Woods, 1887. Inventor Granville Tailer Woods, the first African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War. Invented the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph which sent messages between train stations and moving trains. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons.


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  1. G. M. Rewell & Co.: American: Publisher
  2. William J. Simmons: American, African-American: Writer, author, journalist, and educator
  3. O. Cleveland: American: Publisher

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  1. Portrait
  2. Portraits

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2761x4142
File Size : 11,169kb


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  1. 1040002977
  1. 1169768
  1. 2-950-090
  1. 2950090

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