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Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931 – Vintage Print

Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, c1924. — historic photograph
Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, c1924.. Historic photograph from the Work & Industry collection.

(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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Taken around 1924, when Thomas Edison was in his late seventies, this portrait shows the inventor in his later years, when he was still working in his laboratories and widely known as a national figure. The print carries a copyright line in the name of Walter Scott Shinn of New York, a reminder that portraits of famous men were often issued commercially and sold to the public. Edison's career spanned the phonograph, the practical electric light, and motion picture development, and he held more than 1,000 patents. The date and attribution come from an old caption card and have not been independently verified.

Created / publishedc1924.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint copyrighted by Walter Scott Shinn, N.Y. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Ph.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan982 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-108757

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