Jack Palance in Menlo Park Laboratory While Filming in Greenfield Village, 1984
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village have been locations for numerous television films and programs over the years. In 1984, crews from the ABC television series Ripley's Believe It or Not! descended on Greenfield Village to film a segment on Henry Ford's association with Thomas Edison. The show was hosted by character actor Jack Palance.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
20 September 1984
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.2904
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Width: 5.25 in
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When Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersey, in spring of 1876 the laboratory building contained his entire operation -- a handful of collaborators, office, library, and machine shop as well as laboratory. As the scale of Edison's investigations grew so did the complex, but this building -- dedicated to experimental activities -- was always understood to be the heart of the enterprise.
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