Thomas Edison in the West Orange Laboratory, circa 1910

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Artifact Overview

Inventor Thomas Alva Edison poses in his West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory where he directed teams of research assistants for nearly fifty years -- from 1887 until his death in 1931. More than half of Edison's 1,093 patents resulted from the collaborative work done in this complex, which became a model for modern research and development laboratories.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1910

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

84.1.1630.P.B.99552

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 8.25 in