Thomas Edison with Rudolph Diesel and J.W. Lieb, West Orange Laboratory Library, circa 1912

THF128400 / Thomas Edison with Rudolph Diesel and J.W. Lieb, West Orange Laboratory Library, circa 1912
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Artifact Overview

Thomas Edison and some distinguished visitors pose in front of Edison's desk in the library of his West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory. From left to right: the German engineer Rudolf Diesel, known for his eponymous engine; his wife Martha; Edison; John W. Lieb, an American electrical engineer and Edison associate; and his wife Minnie Lieb.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1912

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.10469

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in