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Portrait of Thomas Edison, 1887

Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-19251887

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Dearborn, MI, United States

This portrait was made in 1887, an exciting and prolific time for Thomas Edison. Newly married to his second wife, Mina Miller, the famed inventor began construction of his West Orange, New Jersey laboratory. More than half of Edison's 1,093 patents resulted from the collaborative work done in the complex, which became a model for modern research and development laboratories.

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  • Title: Portrait of Thomas Edison, 1887
  • Creator: Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-1925
  • Date: 1887
  • Location: United States, New York
  • Subject Keywords: Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, Inventors, Cabinet photographs, Photographic prints, Photographs, Studio portraits
  • Type: Photographs
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: Digital Collections
  • Object Name: Photographic print
  • Object ID: 84.1.1630.P.188.12352
  • Inventor: Thomas Edison
  • Image ID: THF124684
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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