Image: William Chester Ruth in 1950
Description: William Chester Ruth (1882–1971), African American machinist and inventor, photographed holding a piece of his latest invention for Ebony magazine in 1950. Original caption reads: "Newest invention for Ruth is a 'secret weapon' which he keeps a mystery, saying: 'It's just something for airplanes.' Part shown here is only part he allowed to be photographed."
Title: William Chester Ruth in 1950
Credit: "Inventor Businessman: Ex-farmer makes and sells $50,000 worth of his own machinery inventions each year," Ebony Magazine (October 1950), vol. 5, issue 12, p. 91, https://archive.org/details/sim_ebony_1950-10_5_12
Author: Photographer not identified in source
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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