For Immediate Release Contact: Nancy O'Shea (312) 665-7100 (For Media Use Only) George Washington Carver (Exhibition opens on Friday, February 1, 2008) George Washington Carver: An Extraordinary Man with a Mighty Vision (Main release) Experience the Life, the Science, and the Enduring Legacy of George Washington Carver (Walk through) Gerorge Washington Carver Public Programs Download Images To download a 300 dpi jpg image directly to your computer, click on the thumbnail images below. Caption information for all images can be downloaded in PDF format below. George Washington Carver photo captions George Washington Carver A portrait of George Washington Carver. Visitors can explore the life of this visionary scientist at The Field Museum's exhibition, George Washington Carver. © Tuskegee University Archives/Museum Carver and Yucca Plant George Washington Carver believed that nature could provide everything that people need and was innovative in creating everyday products from plants instead of resources like oil and ores. © Tuskegee University Archives/Museum Carver the Scientist Carver believed he would do great things for people, not academic science. He dreamed of turning the over-farmed soil into fertile expanses of crops, revitalizing the lives of the farmers. © Tuskegee University Archives/Museum