Program for Dinner in Honor of Thomas Alva Edison during Light's Golden Jubilee, October 21, 1929
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On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The evening's program consisted of tributes to Thomas Edison from around the world and concluded with the official dedication of The Edison Institute of Technology, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend.
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The evening's program consisted of tributes to Thomas Edison from around the world and concluded with the official dedication of The Edison Institute of Technology, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend.
Artifact
Program (Document)
Date Made
1929
Subject Date
21 October 1929
Creators
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Electric lighting, Incandescent
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.52.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Tassel
Vellum (Paper)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Tan (Color)
Gold (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Width: 7.875 in
Inscriptions
on front: UPON THE OCCASION / OF / THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS/ INVENTION / OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHT / AND OF THE / DEDICATION / OF THE EDISON INSTITUTE / OF TECHNOLOGY / INDEPENDENCE HALL / GREENFIELD, MICHIGAN / OCTOBER TWENTY-FIRST / NINETEEN HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE
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