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- Francis Jehl's Notes to Thomas Edison for the Incandescent Lamp Lighting during Light's Golden Jubilee, 1929 - To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the incandescent electric lamp, Henry Ford hosted the Light's Golden Jubilee event in Dearborn, Michigan. During the festivities, Thomas Edison and former assistant Francis Jehl re-enacted the 1879 test of Edison's first successful light bulb in Greenfield Village's detailed reproduction of his Menlo Park Laboratory. Jehl provided the elderly inventor with handwritten notes to help guide Edison through the re-enactment.
- October 21, 1929
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Francis Jehl's Notes to Thomas Edison for the Incandescent Lamp Lighting during Light's Golden Jubilee, 1929
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the incandescent electric lamp, Henry Ford hosted the Light's Golden Jubilee event in Dearborn, Michigan. During the festivities, Thomas Edison and former assistant Francis Jehl re-enacted the 1879 test of Edison's first successful light bulb in Greenfield Village's detailed reproduction of his Menlo Park Laboratory. Jehl provided the elderly inventor with handwritten notes to help guide Edison through the re-enactment.
- Invoice for Chemicals to be Exhibited in Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, July 31, 1929 -
- July 31, 1929
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Invoice for Chemicals to be Exhibited in Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, July 31, 1929
- Videotaping the ABC-TV "Discovery 64" Show in Greenfield Village, Director, Host and Producer inside Menlo Park Laboratory, November 1963 - <em>Discovery 64</em> was a half hour children's educational show on ABC. It explored history, science, art, current events and other subjects important in a child's world. In November 1963, the show filmed three programs at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. Production set up in the museum's Street of Shops and at various locations in the village including Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory.
- November 01, 1963
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Videotaping the ABC-TV "Discovery 64" Show in Greenfield Village, Director, Host and Producer inside Menlo Park Laboratory, November 1963
Discovery 64 was a half hour children's educational show on ABC. It explored history, science, art, current events and other subjects important in a child's world. In November 1963, the show filmed three programs at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. Production set up in the museum's Street of Shops and at various locations in the village including Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory.
- Cover of The Daily Graphic Newspaper for January 3, 1880, "Edison and His Electric Light" -
- December 31, 1879
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Cover of The Daily Graphic Newspaper for January 3, 1880, "Edison and His Electric Light"
- Thomas Edison's Laboratory in 1880 in Menlo Park, New Jersey, and in 1984, Reconstructed in Greenfield Village -
- 1880 and 1954
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Thomas Edison's Laboratory in 1880 in Menlo Park, New Jersey, and in 1984, Reconstructed in Greenfield Village
- Your Guide to the Celebration in Honor of Thomas Alva Edison, October 21, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. This detailed guide provided guests with instructions on logistics and a description of the events to be enjoyed during the day-long celebration.
- October 21, 1929
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Your Guide to the Celebration in Honor of Thomas Alva Edison, October 21, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. This detailed guide provided guests with instructions on logistics and a description of the events to be enjoyed during the day-long celebration.
- Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, September 2007 -
- September 01, 2007
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Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, September 2007
- Eve Curie Visiting Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, April 1939 - Eve Curie, daughter of two-time Nobel Prize recipient Marie Curie, visited Greenfield Village on April 1, 1939. Eve had written a biography about her famous mother and was on a tour of America, lecturing on the history of women in science. Ten years earlier, Marie had visited Greenfield Village for the Light's Golden Jubilee celebration and had spoken highly of the event.
- April 01, 1939
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Eve Curie Visiting Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, April 1939
Eve Curie, daughter of two-time Nobel Prize recipient Marie Curie, visited Greenfield Village on April 1, 1939. Eve had written a biography about her famous mother and was on a tour of America, lecturing on the history of women in science. Ten years earlier, Marie had visited Greenfield Village for the Light's Golden Jubilee celebration and had spoken highly of the event.
- Eve Curie Visiting Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, April 1939 - Eve Curie, daughter of two-time Nobel Prize recipient Marie Curie, visited Greenfield Village on April 1, 1939. Eve had written a biography about her famous mother and was on a tour of America, lecturing on the history of women in science. Ten years earlier, Marie had visited Greenfield Village for the Light's Golden Jubilee celebration and had spoken highly of the event.
- April 01, 1939
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Eve Curie Visiting Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, April 1939
Eve Curie, daughter of two-time Nobel Prize recipient Marie Curie, visited Greenfield Village on April 1, 1939. Eve had written a biography about her famous mother and was on a tour of America, lecturing on the history of women in science. Ten years earlier, Marie had visited Greenfield Village for the Light's Golden Jubilee celebration and had spoken highly of the event.
- Cary Grant Visiting Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, August 9, 1955 - Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum over the years. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. Cary Grant, one of Hollywood's dashing leading men, stopped by in 1955.
- August 09, 1955
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Cary Grant Visiting Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village, August 9, 1955
Many famous individuals have visited Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum over the years. Actors, authors, and artists have passed through the entrance gates; business leaders, royalty, politicians, and a host of others have toured the exhibits. Photographs by the institution's photographer were taken if the celebrity allowed it. Cary Grant, one of Hollywood's dashing leading men, stopped by in 1955.