Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931 – Vintage 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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Step back in time with Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931
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A portrait dated May 11, 1922, shows Thomas Alva Edison in his mid-seventies, by which time he was among the most famous inventors alive. Born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847, Edison built his reputation on the phonograph and the practical electric light bulb, and he ran his research through laboratories at Menlo Park, New Jersey, and later West Orange. The record names no photographer, and its caption details are unverified. Still, the portrait captures a man whose patents and workshop methods shaped modern industry.
| Created / published | 1922 May 11. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | J254783 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Inventions; PI; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,239 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-131418 |
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