First Public Demonstration of Incandescent Lighting, Menlo Park, New Jersey, 1879 (Photograph of Painting)
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Photographic print
Subject Date
31 December 1879
Creators
Bacon, Irving R. (Irving Ruben), 1875-1962
Creator Notes
Photograph of a 1930s painting by Irving R. Bacon depicting an 1879 event.
Keywords
United States, New Jersey, Edison, Menlo Park
Demonstrations (Presentation events)
Electric lamps (Lighting device forms)
Incandescent lamps (Lighting device components)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.57411
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in
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