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- Sarah Jordan Boarding House - The Menlo Park complex was an all-male environment; the closest workaday involvement of women -- not forgetting that Edison and several of his personnel were married -- was at the Sarah Jordan boardinghouse. Offering room and board for unmarried employees at the complex, it was operated by Sarah Jordan, a distant relative of Edison's. The house also played host to the experimental lighting system installed throughout Menlo Park in December 1879.
- circa 1870
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Sarah Jordan Boarding House
The Menlo Park complex was an all-male environment; the closest workaday involvement of women -- not forgetting that Edison and several of his personnel were married -- was at the Sarah Jordan boardinghouse. Offering room and board for unmarried employees at the complex, it was operated by Sarah Jordan, a distant relative of Edison's. The house also played host to the experimental lighting system installed throughout Menlo Park in December 1879.
- Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Greenfield Village, June 1932 -
- June 09, 1932
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Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Greenfield Village, June 1932
- Mrs. Jordan's Boarding House, Menlo Park, N.J.--September 1879 - The Menlo Park complex was an all-male environment; the closest workaday involvement of women -- not forgetting that Edison and several of his personnel were married -- was at the Sarah Jordan boardinghouse. Offering room and board for unmarried employees at the complex, it was operated by Sarah Jordan, a distant relative of Edison's. The house also played host to the experimental lighting system installed throughout Menlo Park in December 1879.
- September 01, 1879
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Mrs. Jordan's Boarding House, Menlo Park, N.J.--September 1879
The Menlo Park complex was an all-male environment; the closest workaday involvement of women -- not forgetting that Edison and several of his personnel were married -- was at the Sarah Jordan boardinghouse. Offering room and board for unmarried employees at the complex, it was operated by Sarah Jordan, a distant relative of Edison's. The house also played host to the experimental lighting system installed throughout Menlo Park in December 1879.
- Dismantling Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Menlo Park, New Jersey for Move to Greenfield Village, 1928 -
- 1928
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Dismantling Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Menlo Park, New Jersey for Move to Greenfield Village, 1928
- Sarah Jordan Boarding House 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.
- circa 1934
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Sarah Jordan Boarding House 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.
- Sarah Jordan Boarding House Construction in Greenfield Village, October 13, 1928 -
- October 13, 1928
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Sarah Jordan Boarding House Construction in Greenfield Village, October 13, 1928
- Constructing Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Greenfield Village, April 21, 1928 -
- April 21, 1928
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Constructing Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Greenfield Village, April 21, 1928
- Future Site of Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Greenfield Village, 1928 -
- 1928
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Future Site of Sarah Jordan Boarding House in Greenfield Village, 1928
- Men and Women on the Porch of the Sarah Jordan Boarding House at its Original Site, Menlo Park, New Jersey, circa 1880 - The Menlo Park complex was an all-male environment; the closest workaday involvement of women -- not forgetting that Edison and several of his personnel were married -- was at the Sarah Jordan boardinghouse. Offering room and board for unmarried employees at the complex, it was operated by Sarah Jordan, a distant relative of Edison's. The house also played host to the experimental lighting system installed throughout Menlo Park in December 1879.
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Men and Women on the Porch of the Sarah Jordan Boarding House at its Original Site, Menlo Park, New Jersey, circa 1880
The Menlo Park complex was an all-male environment; the closest workaday involvement of women -- not forgetting that Edison and several of his personnel were married -- was at the Sarah Jordan boardinghouse. Offering room and board for unmarried employees at the complex, it was operated by Sarah Jordan, a distant relative of Edison's. The house also played host to the experimental lighting system installed throughout Menlo Park in December 1879.
- Sarah Jordan Boarding House Construction in Greenfield Village, October 25, 1928 -
- October 25, 1928
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Sarah Jordan Boarding House Construction in Greenfield Village, October 25, 1928