Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit, circa 1894

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Artifact Overview

This photograph from about 1894 shows Henry Ford, with a mustache, on the far right. While working as chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit, Ford was also building his first horseless carriage, the Quadricycle, with the help of some of his coworkers.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1894

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1779

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6.688 in
Width: 9.938 in