Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931 – Antique Wall Art
(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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A window into the past: Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931
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Taken around 1931, this portrait shows Thomas Alva Edison near the end of a long career that helped move the country from gaslight to electric power. He died in October 1931 at his home in West Orange, New Jersey. Over his life he patented more than 1,000 inventions, including a practical incandescent lamp and an early phonograph, and his laboratories at Menlo Park and West Orange became models for industrial research. The portrait is worth noticing for how it presents a man who had become a national symbol of American ingenuity.
| Created / published | c1931. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI (2); Shelf. Sources checked: Miller, Mina [2nd wife - M. 1886], Wife of Edison. www under husband; BI. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,224 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-142850 |
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