Thomas Edison and His Phonograph, 1878
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Artifact Overview
In 1877, Thomas Edison and his laboratory assistants created a machine that could - for the first time - record and reproduce sound. Called the phonograph, it made Edison an overnight celebrity. While in Washington, D.C., to present to the National Academy of Sciences in 1878, Edison sat with his phonograph for well-known Civil War photographer Mathew Brady.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
April 1878
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1630.P.188.20340
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in
Inscriptions
front, below image:
Engraved for the Eclectic by J. J. Cade, New York / PROF. EDISON AND HIS PHONOGRAPH
written in pencil on back:
Do not release. 2 col. 91945/10
written underneath linen on back:
20340
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