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Thomas Edison's Fort Myers Laboratory, Fort Myers, Florida, June 22, 1928

THF244827 / Thomas Edison's Fort Myers Laboratory, Fort Myers, Florida, June 22, 1928
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

22 June 1928

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1942

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Backing (Textile material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.438 in
Width: 11.000 in

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