Edison Illuminating Company's Station A in Greenfield Village, September 1944

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford constructed this power plant as an edited, scaled-down version of the Detroit station where he had worked. Here, Ford also housed one of Edison's most startling electrical devices -- the only surviving "Jumbo" dynamo from Manhattan's Pearl Street Station. While chief engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company Henry Ford built his first car -- and had his first meeting with Thomas Edison.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

29 September 1944

Subject Date

29 September 1944

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.3768

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

Edison Illuminating Company's Station A in Greenfield Village, September 1944