Thomas Edison

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Object Details

Artist

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, 1860 - 1935

Sitter

Thomas Alva Edison, 11 Feb 1847 - 18 Oct 1931

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1890

Object number

NPG.2004.51

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Photograph

Medium

Cyanotype on paper

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 15.2 x 19.8 cm (6 x 7 13/16")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Stool

Interior\Laboratory

Equipment\Laboratory Equipment

Equipment\Laboratory Equipment\Beaker

Equipment\Laboratory Equipment\Test tube

Equipment\Laboratory Equipment\Flask

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/sm4c4d305e5-d577-4ac4-8704-4546d6d2f888

Record ID

npg_NPG.2004.51