Thomas Edison in Laboratory, circa 1926
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Artifact Overview
Inventor Thomas Alva Edison works in his West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory. Edison directed teams of research assistants here 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 1926
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.9727
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: 5 in
Width: 6 in
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