Edison's Phonograph

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Object Details

Artist

Alfred S. Seer Engraver, active 1859 - 1900?

Copy after

Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896 (Photographer)

Sitter

Thomas Alva Edison, 11 Feb 1847 - 18 Oct 1931

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1878

Object number

NPG.87.225

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Color woodcut poster

Dimensions

Image: 204.7 × 99.9 cm (80 9/16 × 39 5/16")

Sheet: 209.2 × 105.3 cm (82 3/8 × 41 7/16")

Frame: 219 × 114.8 × 5.6 cm (86 1/4 × 45 3/16 × 2 3/16")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Poster

Thomas Alva Edison: Male

Thomas Alva Edison: Science and Technology\Inventor

Thomas Alva Edison: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42e7765d4-8cc7-401f-b0ff-ceba740ded74

Record ID

npg_NPG.87.225