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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.
- Portrait of Thomas Edison, circa 1879 - This portrait was made during a prolific time in Thomas Edison's life. Working with assistants at his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, Edison churned out new ideas. The famed inventor originated the first practical incandescent electric lamp and demonstrated an electric lighting system in 1879. Between 1879 and 1881, Edison received 100 of his 1,093 patents.
- circa 1879
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Portrait of Thomas Edison, circa 1879
This portrait was made during a prolific time in Thomas Edison's life. Working with assistants at his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, Edison churned out new ideas. The famed inventor originated the first practical incandescent electric lamp and demonstrated an electric lighting system in 1879. Between 1879 and 1881, Edison received 100 of his 1,093 patents.
- Notebook from the Laboratory of T.A. Edison Menlo Park, New Jersey, 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.
- 1929
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Notebook from the Laboratory of T.A. Edison Menlo Park, New Jersey, 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.
- Letter from Francis Jehl to Henry Ford and Edsel Ford regarding Invitation to Light's Golden Jubilee, October 1, 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 the incandescent lamp. Francis Jehl was "deeply honored" to be invited. Jehl, a 19-year-old lab assistant at Menlo Park in 1879 when Edison first successfully tested his incandescent lamp, would assist Edison again in recreating that momentous occasion at Light's Golden Jubilee.
- October 21, 1929
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Letter from Francis Jehl to Henry Ford and Edsel Ford regarding Invitation to Light's Golden Jubilee, October 1, 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 the incandescent lamp. Francis Jehl was "deeply honored" to be invited. Jehl, a 19-year-old lab assistant at Menlo Park in 1879 when Edison first successfully tested his incandescent lamp, would assist Edison again in recreating that momentous occasion at Light's Golden Jubilee.
- Drawing of the Second Floor of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory As It Appeared November 1878 -
- November 01, 1878
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Drawing of the Second Floor of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory As It Appeared November 1878
- Illustration, Preparing the First Practical Incandescent Lamp for Testing at Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory, October 19, 1879 -
- October 19, 1879
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Illustration, Preparing the First Practical Incandescent Lamp for Testing at Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory, October 19, 1879
- Illustration, Preparing the First Practical Incandescent Lamp for Testing at Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory, October 19, 1879 -
- October 19, 1879
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Illustration, Preparing the First Practical Incandescent Lamp for Testing at Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory, October 19, 1879
- Illustration, "The Edison Laboratory, Menlo Park, NJ, the Eve of 'The Birth of a Great Invention'," October 19, 1879 -
- October 19, 1879
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Illustration, "The Edison Laboratory, Menlo Park, NJ, the Eve of 'The Birth of a Great Invention'," October 19, 1879