Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931 – Historic 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, the inventor of the phonograph and the practical incandescent lamp, is the figure at the center of this c1911 portrait, dated March 22 on its caption card. The record is thin: it names no photographer and carries only a copyright reference, so the exact occasion is unknown. By 1911 Edison was in his sixties and a household name, running a large research laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey, and his public image as the tireless inventor was already firmly fixed. Portraits like this one were widely circulated in newspapers and magazines of the period.
| Created / published | c1911 Mar. 22. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | J153355 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: PI; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,002 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-131411 |
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