Portrait of Thomas Edison, circa 1885
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This portrait was made during a turbulent time in Thomas Edison's life. Edison, who had lost his first wife in August 1884, would purchase a new home and remarry by March 1886. Amid this personal turmoil, the famed inventor and his assistants in Menlo Park, New Jersey, continued to churn out inventions. Edison was issued 56 patents between 1884 and 1886.
This portrait was made during a turbulent time in Thomas Edison's life. Edison, who had lost his first wife in August 1884, would purchase a new home and remarry by March 1886. Amid this personal turmoil, the famed inventor and his assistants in Menlo Park, New Jersey, continued to churn out inventions. Edison was issued 56 patents between 1884 and 1886.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1885
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1630.P.188.13317
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
Printed on front "Edison".
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