Nighttime Lighting Rehearsal at Menlo Park Laboratory, Preparing for Light's Golden Jubilee, October 18, 1929

THF139200 / Nighttime Lighting Rehearsal at Menlo Park Laboratory, Preparing for Light's Golden Jubilee, October 18, 1929
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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford hosted the Light's Golden Jubilee to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the incandescent electric lamp and officially dedicate the Edison Institute of Technology (Ford's village and museum in Dearborn, Michigan) to his dear friend, Thomas Edison. This photograph shows a nighttime lighting rehearsal in preparation for the gala on October 21, 1929.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

18 October 1929

Subject Date

18 October 1929

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.188.1235

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

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