Curator Robert Koolakian with Lord Mountbatten and Group in Menlo Park Laboratory, Greenfield Village, April 8, 1972

Summary

Lord Mountbatten was great-grandson of Queen Victoria, a British World War II hero and viceroy of India in 1947 during that country's partitioning and independence. In April 1972, he toured Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, accompanied by Henry Ford II and Edison Institute's president, Donald Shelley. The group stopped at Menlo Park Laboratory for a demonstration of the Edison phonograph.

Lord Mountbatten was great-grandson of Queen Victoria, a British World War II hero and viceroy of India in 1947 during that country's partitioning and independence. In April 1972, he toured Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, accompanied by Henry Ford II and Edison Institute's president, Donald Shelley. The group stopped at Menlo Park Laboratory for a demonstration of the Edison phonograph.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in

Width: 8.25 in

Menlo Park Laboratory

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