Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931 – Antique Print
(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. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931
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This portrait shows Thomas Alva Edison around 1878, when he was about 31 and working at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. The photoprint was copyrighted by L.C. Handy, and the catalog notes that the date and identification come from an unverified caption card. The period was a busy one for Edison: in late 1877 he had announced the tinfoil phonograph, and he was turning to electric lighting, the work that would lead to his practical incandescent lamp.
| Created / published | c1878. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint copyrighted by L.C. Handy. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Ph. Ind.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,162 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-151397 |
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