- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Eli Whitney Stamp
- Contributor to Resource:
- Courtesy of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum
- Date of Original:
- 1940
- Subject:
- History
Archaeology - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/png
- Description:
- Eli Whitney's cotton gin revolutionized the southern economy. Within only a few years, cotton replaced indigo and tobacco as the region's major cash crop. This 1940 postage stamp commemorates Whitney and his invention.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/eli-whitney-in-georgia/eli-whitney-stamp_001/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
-
