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Thomas Edison's 81st Birthday at Fort Myers, Florida, Site of Rubber Plant Experimentation, 1928

1928-02-11

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

In the 1920s, Thomas Edison began his search for a home-grown source of rubber. The U.S. imported rubber from Southeast Asia and the East Indies and Edison wanted a ready source in case America's supply was cut off. Edison experimented with a variety of plants at his Fort Myers, Florida and West Orange, New Jersey laboratories. Goldenrod proved most promising.

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  • Title: Thomas Edison's 81st Birthday at Fort Myers, Florida, Site of Rubber Plant Experimentation, 1928
  • Date: 1928-02-11
  • Location: United States, Florida, Fort Myers
  • Subject Keywords: Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, Birthdays, Celebrations, Rubber industry and trade, Experimentation, Research (Function), Rubber (Material), Photographic prints, Photographs
  • Type: Photographs
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: Digital Collections
  • Object Name: Photographic print
  • Object ID: P.188.5597
  • Image ID: THF251960
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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