Interior View of Thomas Edison's Fort Myers Laboratory, Fort Myers, Florida, June 1928
THF244803 / Interior View of Thomas Edison's Fort Myers Laboratory, Fort Myers, Florida, June 1928
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
18 June 1928
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
98.0.47.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Backing (Textile material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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