Henry Ford and Thomas Edison with Fort Myers Laboratory at Its Original Site, Fort Myers, Florida, circa 1925
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Thomas Edison and Henry Ford owned vacation homes near one another in Fort Myers, Florida. This photograph shows the good friends and neighbors in front of Edison's Fort Myers laboratory. In 1929, Ford would have the building moved to Greenfield Village -- his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford owned vacation homes near one another in Fort Myers, Florida. This photograph shows the good friends and neighbors in front of Edison's Fort Myers laboratory. In 1929, Ford would have the building moved to Greenfield Village -- his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1925
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
United States, Florida, Fort Myers
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.5544
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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