Edison Homestead--People--Item 01

THF247545 / Edison Homestead--People--Item 01

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

31 October 1974

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2121

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5.000 in
Width: 8.125 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Contact sheets Families Open-air museums Visiting Relocated buildings and structures Edison, Aneta Edison family Edison, Harold O. Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Koolakian, Robert G. Wheeler, Robert G. Edison Homestead

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.