Thomas Alva Edison as a Child, 1851
THF67945 / Thomas Alva Edison as a Child, 1851
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Artifact Overview
Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847, to former schoolteacher Nancy Elliot Edison and Samuel Edison, Jr., who ran a shingle mill and grain business in Milan, Ohio. He was the couple's seventh and last child (three older siblings died in early childhood). This daguerreotype, taken around age four, is the first known portrait of the future inventor.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Daguerreotype (Photograph)
Date Made
1851
Subject Date
1851
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.1311.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Technique
Daguerreotype (Process)
Plating (Metal coating)
Sixth plate
Dimensions
Height: 3.188 in
Width: 2.75 in
Length: 0.188 in
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