Thomas Edison's Fort Myers Laboratory Dedication in Greenfield Village, September 27 1928

THF244763 / Thomas Edison's Fort Myers Laboratory Dedication in Greenfield Village, September 27 1928

Artifact Overview

Thomas Edison visited the site of Henry Ford's museum and village in Dearborn, Michigan, a year before it was officially dedicated as the Edison Institute of Technology. Edison ceremoniously started a steam engine in the Fort Myers Laboratory, the first building installed in Greenfield Village. The engine was original to the lab, where Edison had conducted scientific investigations while wintering in Florida.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

27 September 1928

Creators

Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1889

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

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Exterior views Building dedications Open-air museums Relocated buildings and structures Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Thomas Edison's Fort Myers Laboratory Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

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