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[Thomas Alva Edison, full-length portrait, seated at his desk, facing left, with Mr. Wilson] – Antique Photo Print

[Thomas Alva Edison, full-length portrait, seated at his desk, facing left, with Mr. Wilson], c1913. — historic photograph
[Thomas Alva Edison, full-length portrait, seated at his desk, facing left, with Mr. Wilson], c1913.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Thomas Alva Edison, full-length portrait, seated at his desk, facing left, with Mr. Wilson] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Edison is shown full-length and seated at his desk, turned to the left, with a second man, identified only as Mr. Wilson, in the frame beside him. The picture dates to about 1913 and was registered for copyright under the name of Thomas A. Edison, which suggests it was issued as a publicity image of the inventor at work. By then Edison was in his mid-sixties and widely known as the man behind the phonograph and the commercial electric light, and portraits like this one shaped how the public pictured the inventor at his desk. The copyright notation and the "Homes & haunts" subject heading point to a set of studio and home portraits made for the press.

Created / publishedc1913.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesJ177186 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Thos. A. Edison.
SubjectsEdison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva),--1847-1931--Homes & haunts.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,281 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-181872

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