Edison Cornerstone inside Henry Ford Museum Main Entrance, Dearborn, Michigan, 1941

THF98801 / Edison Cornerstone inside Henry Ford Museum Main Entrance, Dearborn, Michigan, 1941

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1941

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

P.188.29387

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Retouching

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Museums Cornerstones Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum

Artifact
Cornerstone of Edison Institute Signed by Thomas A. Edison, September 27, 1928
The cornerstone commemorates the dedication of The Henry Ford. It suggests a union of nature (Luther Burbank's spade) and technology (Edison's signature and footprints). That unity is borne out by the block itself, made from Portland cement refined from blast furnace slag at the Ford's Rouge plant--a great example of Henry Ford approaching industry like a good farmer, denying the concept of waste.