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Cornerstone of Edison Institute Signed by Thomas A. Edison, September 27, 1928
1928
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
The cornerstone commemorates the dedication of The Henry Ford in October 1928. It suggests a union of nature (Luther Burbank's spade) and technology (Edison's signature and footprints). That unity is borne out by the block itself, made from Portland cement refined from blast furnace slag at the Ford's Rouge plant--a great example of Henry Ford approaching industry like a good farmer, denying the concept of waste.
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- Title: Cornerstone of Edison Institute Signed by Thomas A. Edison, September 27, 1928
- Date: 1928-09-27
- Date Created: 1928
- Subject Keywords: Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Dedications (Ceremonies), Commemorations, Cornerstones, Commemoratives, Signatures (Names), Shovels
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=10475
- Object Name: Cornerstone
- Object ID: 28.376.1
- Image ID: THF78204
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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