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[Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, full-length portrait, seated in swivel chair outside office, facing left] – Vintage Photo Print

[Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, full-length portrait, seated in swivel chair outside office, facing left], c1895. — historic photograph
[Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, full-length portrait, seated in swivel chair outside office, facing left], c1895.. 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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Edison is shown here seated in a swivel chair outside his office, turned to the left, in a full-length pose that feels more relaxed than most of his formal studio portraits. The image is usually dated to about 1895, a stretch when Edison was running a sprawling network of companies built around the phonograph, motion pictures and electric power, and he was well known to the public as a tireless experimenter. The print carries a copyright credit to Kreidler & Crider, a photographic firm, which suggests it was made for commercial sale and circulation. The date and attribution come from an old caption card, so they are best treated as provisional.

Created / publishedc1895.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesCopyrighted by Kreidler & Crider. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,239 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-122950

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