Henry Ford and Thomas Edison Meeting the Press at the West Orange Laboratory for Edison's 80th Birthday, February 1927
THF98836 / Henry Ford and Thomas Edison Meeting the Press at the West Orange Laboratory for Edison's 80th Birthday, February 1927
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Artifact Overview
Thomas Edison's birthday had become a major celebration by the 1920s. Henry Ford traveled to New Jersey for the festivities in 1927, Edison's eightieth year. Ford joined Edison's annual birthday press conference, conducted at his West Orange laboratory. Other events marking the occasion were held at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
February 1927
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.1769
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen Back
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in
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Thomas Edison was both a mentor and a friend to Henry Ford. While this photograph, taken in 1925, suggests the notion of Ford whispering something to Edison, reality was quite the opposite. From childhood, Edison experienced hearing loss that advanced with age. For Edison to hear him, Ford spoke loudly and directly into the inventor's ear.