Edison Illuminating Company's Station A in Greenfield Village, September 1944
THF136554 / 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
Collection Title
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
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ArtifactEdison Illuminating Company's Station A
This power plant is an edited, scaled-down version of the station in Detroit where Henry Ford became Chief Engineer; it is also a setting for one of Edison's most startling electrical devices -- the only surviving "Jumbo" dynamo from Manhattan's Pearl Street Station. During his time working for the Edison Illuminating Company Henry Ford built his first car -- and had his first meeting with Thomas Edison.