Charles Steinmetz House in Schenectady, New York, 1930-1946
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Artifact Overview
General Electric owned an exclusive "realty plot," divided into lots for prominent employees. Charles Steinmetz, a leading electrical engineer, constructed a large home (completed in 1903) and laboratory there. Steinmetz kept cacti and other exotic plants in a greenhouse attached to the three-story brick house he shared with his adopted son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren until his death in 1923.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1930-1946
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1798.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10.5 in
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