[Thomas A. Edison, W.K.L. Dickson, and others at the perfected" wax-recording phonograph]" – Vintage Wall Art
![[Thomas A. Edison, W.K.L. Dickson, and others at the perfected" wax-recording phonograph]", c1892. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2f/2fef8ab708ee-L.webp)
(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 A. Edison, W.K.L. Dickson, and others at the perfected" wax-recording phonograph]" comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Thomas A. Edison, W.K.L. Dickson, and others at the perfected" wax-recording phonograph]"
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Edison appears here with W.K.L. Dickson and other members of his staff, gathered around the phonograph that had been refined to record on wax cylinders rather than the earlier tinfoil. The photograph was taken around 1892 at Edison's laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey, where his team worked on sound recording, motion pictures, and many other inventions. Dickson, who held the copyright, was a key figure in the lab's early motion-picture experiments, which helps explain why he would have recorded the scene. A version of the image was later reproduced in Matthew Josephson's 1959 biography, *Edison*.
| Created / published | c1892. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Group portraits 1890-1900.Portrait photographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Copyright by William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (1860-1935), Orange, New Jersey. Published in: Edison: A biography / Matthew Josephson.New York, McGraw-Hill [1959], p. 285. |
| Subjects | Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva),--1847-1931--Staff. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,233 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-112272 |
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