Samuel Edison Jr. outside Edison Residence, Port Huron, Michigan, circa 1893
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In 1854, when Thomas Edison was seven years old, his family moved from Milan, Ohio, to Port Huron, Michigan. Edison left the area and struck out on his own in the mid-1860s, but his family stayed. This photograph shows Edison's father Samuel in front of a house located in Port Huron. The structure was later erroneously cited as Edison's boyhood home.
In 1854, when Thomas Edison was seven years old, his family moved from Milan, Ohio, to Port Huron, Michigan. Edison left the area and struck out on his own in the mid-1860s, but his family stayed. This photograph shows Edison's father Samuel in front of a house located in Port Huron. The structure was later erroneously cited as Edison's boyhood home.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1893
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1630.P.188.1549
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: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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