Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931 – Vintage Print
(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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Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931
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Thomas Alva Edison is the subject here, shown in a portrait made around 1928, a few years before his death in 1931. By then he was one of the most famous inventors in the world, known for the phonograph, the practical incandescent lamp, and the motion picture camera and kinetoscope, and he had built a research laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey. The caption card's tracing "Radio" points to his continuing interest in broadcasting and electrical communication late in his career. Edison's company registered the photograph with the U.S. Copyright Office, which is why it carries a copyright notice in the record.
| Created / published | c1928. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | J300146 U.S. Copyright Office Photo copyrighted by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Radio; PI; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,221 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-131419 |
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