Portrait of Detroit Edison Company Executive James W. Bishop, circa 1913
THF149040 / Portrait of Detroit Edison Company Executive James W. Bishop, circa 1913 / detail
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Artifact Overview
Jim Bishop worked with Henry Ford at Edison Illuminating Company in the 1890s, and he helped Ford build his Quadricycle automobile in 1896. While Ford left to enter the budding auto industry, Bishop remained at Edison Illuminating and joined the company's executive ranks. Later, Bishop collected electrical power equipment for Ford's Edison Institute museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1913
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.188.P.41
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: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in
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