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Thomas Logan and Other Employees outside Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory Machine Shop, 1877-1881

THF287289 / Thomas Logan and Other Employees outside Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory Machine Shop, 1877-1881
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1877-1881

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2990

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10.25 in

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Thomas Logan and Other Employees outside Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory Machine Shop, 1877-1881