Henry Ford and Thomas Edison at Dedication of Menlo Park Glass House, Greenfield Village, 1929
THF109769 / Henry Ford and Thomas Edison at Dedication of Menlo Park Glass House, Greenfield Village, 1929
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford and Thomas Edison posed with a pair of light bulbs at the dedication of the Menlo Park Glass House, newly relocated to Greenfield Village, on June 6, 1929. The building was a surviving structure from Edison's Menlo Park laboratory complex. It was given to Ford by General Electric -- the corporate descendant of Edison's electricity-related companies -- in 1928.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
22 June 1929
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
P.O.5611
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: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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