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- Thomas Edison, Charles Batchelor, and Uriah Painter with Edison's Phonograph, April 18, 1878 - While in Washington, D.C., for an 1878 presentation to the National Academy of Sciences, inventor Thomas Edison, his lab assistant Charles Batchelor, and Philadelphia Inquirer correspondent Uriah Painter sat for famed Civil War photographer Mathew Brady. They posed with Edison's phonograph, a new invention that could, for the first time, record and reproduce sound. The machine made Edison an overnight celebrity.
- April 18, 1878
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Thomas Edison, Charles Batchelor, and Uriah Painter with Edison's Phonograph, April 18, 1878
While in Washington, D.C., for an 1878 presentation to the National Academy of Sciences, inventor Thomas Edison, his lab assistant Charles Batchelor, and Philadelphia Inquirer correspondent Uriah Painter sat for famed Civil War photographer Mathew Brady. They posed with Edison's phonograph, a new invention that could, for the first time, record and reproduce sound. The machine made Edison an overnight celebrity.
- "Eager for Deer," Man and Dogs Ready for Hunting in the Woods, circa 1903 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- circa 1895
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"Eager for Deer," Man and Dogs Ready for Hunting in the Woods, circa 1903
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Animal Trap, circa 1850 -
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Animal Trap, circa 1850
- Animal Trap, circa 1850 -
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Animal Trap, circa 1850
- Animal Trap, circa 1920 -
- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Animal Trap, circa 1920
- Animal Trap, circa 1850 -
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Animal Trap, circa 1850
- Animal Trap, circa 1850 -
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Animal Trap, circa 1850
- Animal Trap, circa 1850 -
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Animal Trap, circa 1850
- Animal Trap, circa 1850 -
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Animal Trap, circa 1850
- Animal Trap, circa 1850 -
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Animal Trap, circa 1850