Henry Ford with Thomas Edison at the West Orange Laboratory for Edison's 80th Birthday Celebration, February 1927
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Artifact Overview
Thomas Edison's birthday had become a major celebration by the 1920s. Henry Ford traveled to New Jersey for the festivities in 1927, Edison's eightieth year. Ford joined Edison's annual birthday press conference, conducted at his West Orange laboratory. Other events marking the occasion were held at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
February 1927
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1630.P.188.1763
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
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