Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931 – Historic Reproduction
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931
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A portrait of Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor linked to the practical incandescent lamp and the phonograph, copyrighted by Irving Underhill of New York. The catalog date of October 16, c1905, is marked as unverified, so treat it as approximate. By the mid-1900s Edison was one of the most recognizable men in America, and his laboratories in New Jersey had made him a symbol of industrial invention. Portraits like this one were widely reproduced in newspapers and magazines of the period.
| Created / published | c1905 Oct. 16. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | H56519 U.S. Copyright Office Photo copyrighted by Irving Underhill, New York. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; PI; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,256 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-131414 |
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