Thomas Edison

National Portrait Gallery

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
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
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
Record ID
npg_NPG.2004.51
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c4d305e5-d577-4ac4-8704-4546d6d2f888
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