Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931 – Vintage 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
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Thomas Edison was among the most photographed men of his era, and this print, dated May 13, 1924, shows him at seventy-seven, decades into a career that began with telegraph work in the 1860s. The caption card, whose entries are unverified, links the picture to New York University and lists sculpture among its subjects, which may point to a formal portrait or a record of a likeness made at the time. By 1924 Edison was best known for the phonograph and the practical incandescent lamp, and his West Orange laboratory had become a model for industrial research.
| Created / published | 1924 May 13. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Suclpture; Univ. & Colleges--NYU; BI (2); Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,252 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-141823 |
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