Edison Homestead at Its Original Site, Vienna, Ontario, Canada

THF247467 / Edison Homestead at Its Original Site, Vienna, Ontario, Canada

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2079

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	Canada, Ontario, Vienna Photographic prints Photographs Dwellings Edison Homestead Houses Historic houses Picket fences Trees (Woody plants) Original sites Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Edison, Samuel, 1767-1865 Edison family

Artifact
Edison Homestead
Thomas Edison's great-grandparents fled to Canada after the American Revolution because they had sided with the British. Edison's grandparents started a farm and built this home there. As a boy, Edison enjoyed visiting the farm, where he played in the barn, went swimming, and fished in a nearby river.