Thomas Edison Asleep at the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, Snapshot by Henry Ford, 1896
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford attended the 1896 meeting of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies in Brooklyn, New York, with camera in tow. During the convention, Ford captured several candid shots of his boyhood hero, Thomas Edison. He also had a personal encounter with Edison at a banquet -- a brief but encouraging landmark in the ambitious engineer's life.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1896
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.3024
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in
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