Henry Ford and Edison Pioneers in Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, 1929

THF122071 / Henry Ford and Edison Pioneers in Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, 1929

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

22 September 1929

Subject Date

22 September 1929

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Object ID

64.167.188.P.1081

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Interior views Open-air museums Laboratories Relocated buildings and structures Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Jehl, Francis, 1860-1941 Liebold, Ernest G. (Ernest Gustav), 1884-1956 Bishop, James W., 1875-1953 Barstow, William Slocum, 1866-1942 Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Menlo Park Laboratory (Dearborn, Mich.)

Artifact
Menlo Park Laboratory
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.