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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Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. 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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Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of the practical incandescent lamp and the phonograph, is the subject of this c1914 portrait, which comes from the Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs Division. The print carries a copyright notice in the name of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., the company he ran from his laboratories in New Jersey, so the image was made as part of the firm's own promotional output. By 1914 Edison was in his late sixties and already a national figure, and the company's publicity kept his likeness widely circulated. The record's caption information is old and unverified, so the exact sitting and photographer remain uncertain.
| Created / published | c1914. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photo copyrighted by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,078 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-141805 |
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