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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
Thomas Alva Edison, 11 Feb 1847 - 18 Oct 1931
Date
1928
Type
Photograph
Medium
Tintype
Dimensions
Image/Sight: 7.9 × 5.3 cm (3 1/8 × 2 1/16")
Mount: 13.8 × 8.8 cm (5 7/16 × 3 7/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Exterior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Cased object
Thomas Alva Edison: Male
Thomas Alva Edison: Science and Technology\Inventor
Thomas Alva Edison: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution