Matthew S. Sloan and Sarah M. Sheridan at Eagle Tavern, October 21, 1929

THF294710 / Matthew S. Sloan and Sarah M. Sheridan at Eagle Tavern, October 21, 1929

Artifact Overview

On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted a celebration in Dearborn, Michigan, to honor his friend Thomas A. Edison. Known as Light's Golden Jubilee, the event commemorated the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. Among the invited guest were Matthew Scott Sloan, president of New York Edison, and Sarah M. Sheridan, vice-president and general manager of the Detroit Edison Company.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

21 October 1929

Subject Date

21 October 1929

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.O.15414

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Photographic materials

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

Identification sticker on back: M S Sloan (New York Edison Co) / Sarah M. Sheridan, / Vice President and Sales Manager, (Detroit Edison Co)

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Open-air museums Businesspeople Sheridan, Sarah M. Sloan, M. S. (Matthew Scott), 1881-1945 Eagle Tavern Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Clinton Inn (Dearborn, Mich.) Light's Golden Jubilee (1929)

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Eagle Tavern
This stagecoach tavern was built in 1831 in Clinton, Michigan, 50 miles west of Detroit. Taverns dotted the American countryside during the first half of the 1800s, a period of massive migration, new settlement, and rapid change in a young America. From 1849-1854, farmer Calvin Wood operated this tavern, offering food, drink, and accommodations to travelers who passed through his village.