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[Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, three-quarter length portrait, seated with Henry Ford (right) and Luther Burbank (center)] – Historic Photograph Print

[Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, three-quarter length portrait, seated with Henry Ford (right) and Luther Burbank (center)] — historic photograph
[Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, three-quarter length portrait, seated with Henry Ford (right) and Luther Burbank (center)]. Historic photograph from the Work & Industry collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, three-quarter length portrait, seated with Henry Ford (right) and Luther Burbank (center)]. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, three-quarter length portrait, seated with Henry Ford (right) and Luther Burbank (center)]

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Thomas Edison sits at center in this c1929 portrait, with Henry Ford on his right and the plant breeder Luther Burbank beside him, three figures who shaped American industry and agriculture. The men were close friends and, with Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs, formed the Vagabonds, a group that took yearly camping trips together. Edison, then in his early eighties, had made his name with the phonograph and the practical incandescent lamp, while Ford's Model T had put automobiles within reach of ordinary families. The relaxed seating and close framing suggest a social gathering rather than a formal business occasion.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notesc1929.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 999 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-127914

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