"First Public Demonstration of Incandescent Lighting by Thomas A. Edison, Menlo Park, New Jersey, 1879"
THF236642 / "First Public Demonstration of Incandescent Lighting by Thomas A. Edison, Menlo Park, New Jersey, 1879"
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
February 1959
Subject Date
31 December 1879
Creator Notes
Painting by Irving R. Bacon, circa 1933, photographed by Henry Ford Museum, February 1959.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.B.20726
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: 10 in
Width: 8 in
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