Edison Illuminating Light Station, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1891
THF124832 / Edison Illuminating Light Station, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1891
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Artifact Overview
In 1891, Henry Ford left his small lumber business to work for the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. Within two years, he would become chief engineer. During his time at the Edison Illuminating Company, Henry Ford also built his first automobile -- and had his first meeting with Thomas Edison.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1891
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.1125
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Text in image, bottom border:
EDISON LIGHT STATION, DETROIT, MICH.
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This power plant is an edited, scaled-down version of the station in Detroit where Henry Ford became Chief Engineer; it is also a setting for one of Edison's most startling electrical devices -- the only surviving "Jumbo" dynamo from Manhattan's Pearl Street Station. During his time working for the Edison Illuminating Company Henry Ford built his first car -- and had his first meeting with Thomas Edison.