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[Thomas Edison, half-length portrait, facing front] / J.M. White & Co. – Historic Photograph Print

[Thomas Edison, half-length portrait, facing front] / J.M. White & Co., c1893. — historic photograph
[Thomas Edison, half-length portrait, facing front] / J.M. White & Co., c1893.. 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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[Thomas Edison, half-length portrait, facing front] / J.M. White & Co. 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 Edison, half-length portrait, facing front] / J.M. White & Co.

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Thomas Edison sits for this half-length portrait, shown facing the camera, and the sitter's direct gaze is what sets it apart from the many full-figure or working-environment images of him from the same era. The print is credited to J.M. White & Co. and dated around 1893, a period when Edison was among the most photographed men in America, with his phonograph, incandescent lamp and motion picture work drawing constant press attention. The "U.S. Copyright Office" notation on the record indicates the image was registered for copyright, which was a common step for portraits of famous figures that were sold or reproduced widely. Worth noticing is how such studio images helped shape the public face of the inventor during the years when his reputation was being built.

Created / publishedc1893.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900.
Notes3351Y2 U.S. Copyright Office.
SubjectsEdison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva),--1847-1931.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,011 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-169023

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