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- Spencer Tracy, Preparing for "Edison, the Man," with Henry Ford in Menlo Park Laboratory, Greenfield Village, October 27, 1939 - The 1940 MGM film <em>Edison, the Man</em> starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- October 27, 1939
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Spencer Tracy, Preparing for "Edison, the Man," with Henry Ford in Menlo Park Laboratory, Greenfield Village, October 27, 1939
The 1940 MGM film Edison, the Man starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- Scale Model of the Second Floor of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory, 1939 -
- circa 1879
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Scale Model of the Second Floor of Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory, 1939
- Spencer Tracy and George Meader in a Movie Still from "Edison, The Man," 1939 - The 1940 MGM film <em>Edison, the Man</em> starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Spencer Tracy and George Meader in a Movie Still from "Edison, The Man," 1939
The 1940 MGM film Edison, the Man starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- Movie Still Showing Spencer Tracy in "Edison the Man," 1940 - The 1940 MGM film <em>Edison, the Man</em> starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- 1940
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Movie Still Showing Spencer Tracy in "Edison the Man," 1940
The 1940 MGM film Edison, the Man starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- Photolithograph, Portrait of Actor Spencer Tracy, circa 1935 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Standard Oil collaborated to promote their products by giving away this photograph of film actor Spencer Tracy. MGM encouraged the fan who received this photograph to see Tracy's thrilling new film <em>Northwest Passage</em> when it came to town. Standard Oil Dealers then urged that same fan to use Red Crown gasoline "to give your car a thrill."
- circa 1935
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Photolithograph, Portrait of Actor Spencer Tracy, circa 1935
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Standard Oil collaborated to promote their products by giving away this photograph of film actor Spencer Tracy. MGM encouraged the fan who received this photograph to see Tracy's thrilling new film Northwest Passage when it came to town. Standard Oil Dealers then urged that same fan to use Red Crown gasoline "to give your car a thrill."
- Ford News, June 1940 - Ford Motor Company published <em>Ford News</em> from 1920 to 1942. The magazine kept employees and dealers informed on the automaker's products and activities. Each issue contained general-interest stories as well. The June 1940 edition included a story on the making of MGM's film <em>Edison, the Man</em> starring Spencer Tracy as Thomas Edison.
- June 01, 1940
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Ford News, June 1940
Ford Motor Company published Ford News from 1920 to 1942. The magazine kept employees and dealers informed on the automaker's products and activities. Each issue contained general-interest stories as well. The June 1940 edition included a story on the making of MGM's film Edison, the Man starring Spencer Tracy as Thomas Edison.
- Movie Still Showing Spencer Tracy in "Edison the Man," 1940 - The 1940 MGM film <em>Edison, the Man</em> starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- 1940
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Movie Still Showing Spencer Tracy in "Edison the Man," 1940
The 1940 MGM film Edison, the Man starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- Letter of Thanks from Spencer Tracy to Henry Ford, November 1939 -
- November 01, 1939
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Letter of Thanks from Spencer Tracy to Henry Ford, November 1939
- 1939 Chrysler Ad, "Spencer Tracy Owns a De Soto!" - Buying a car isn't just an act of necessity. A car conveys an image, and might even capture the magic of celebrity. Actor Spencer Tracy loaned his magic to DeSoto in 1938 when he posed for this ad.
- 1939
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1939 Chrysler Ad, "Spencer Tracy Owns a De Soto!"
Buying a car isn't just an act of necessity. A car conveys an image, and might even capture the magic of celebrity. Actor Spencer Tracy loaned his magic to DeSoto in 1938 when he posed for this ad.