Edison Homestead in Greenfield Village, February 1934

THF728343 / Edison Homestead in Greenfield Village, February 1934

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

February 1934

Subject Date

February 1934

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.7451

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: 7.25 in
Width: 11.375 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Historic houses Houses Open-air museums Winter Relocated buildings and structures Edison Homestead Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

Artifact
Edison Homestead
Thomas Edison's great-grandparents fled to Canada after the American Revolution because they had sided with the British. Edison's grandparents started a farm and built this home there. As a boy, Edison enjoyed visiting the farm, where he played in the barn, went swimming, and fished in a nearby river.
Artifact
Edison Homestead in Greenfield Village, circa 1934
Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.