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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Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. 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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Thomas Alva Edison, shown here in a portrait dated around August 1921, was a figure whose name became shorthand for the American inventor. The photograph was taken by Lueder, and the record notes that Edison himself held the copyright, a detail that reflects how carefully he managed his public image. By the early 1920s Edison had already built a reputation on the phonograph, the incandescent lamp, and his laboratory work in New Jersey, and portraits like this one helped spread that reputation far beyond his workshops.
| Created / published | c1921 Aug. 22. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | J249934 U.S. Copyright Office Photo by Lueder, copyrighted by Thomas A. Edison. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Inventions; PI(2); Shelf. Sources checked: www. Barnes. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,204 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-131415 |
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