Francis Jehl, Thomas Edison, President Herbert Hoover, and Henry Ford at Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, 1929

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Artifact Overview

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the incandescent electric lamp, Henry Ford hosted the Light's Golden Jubilee in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford chose the occasion to dedicate Greenfield Village to his friend, Thomas Edison. During the festivities, Edison and former assistant Francis Jehl re-enacted the first successful light bulb test (1879) in Greenfield Village's detailed reproduction of Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

21 October 1929

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

P.O.4556

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Anniversaries Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Jehl, Francis, 1860-1941 Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Menlo Park Laboratory Complex (Dearborn, Mich.) Menlo Park Laboratory (Dearborn, Mich.) Light's Golden Jubilee (1929) Reenactments Incandescent lamps (Lighting device components) Laboratories United States presidents

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