Reproductions of Chairs in the Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, April 1929

THF149425 / Reproductions of Chairs in the Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, April 1929

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

26 April 1929

Subject Date

26 April 1929

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.7310

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

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Chairs (Furniture forms) Furnishings (Works) Laboratories Open-air museums Snow 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.