Edison Illuminating Company Building Dedication in Greenfield Village, November 8, 1944
THF244469 / Edison Illuminating Company Building Dedication in Greenfield Village, November 8, 1944
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Artifact Overview
In 1944, Henry Ford constructed an edited, scaled-down version of the Detroit power plant where he had worked as chief engineer in the 1890s. Along with other former Edison Illuminating Company coworkers, George Cato -- who was Ford's longtime friend and had assisted with the project -- attended the November dedication in Greenfield Village.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
08 November 1944
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.1741
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: 8.125 in
Width: 10.000 in
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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.