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Artist
Mills Studio, active 1925 - 1935?
Sitter
Thomas Alva Edison, 11 Feb 1847 - 18 Oct 1931
Date
1929
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9.2 x 11.6 cm (3 5/8 x 4 9/16")
Sheet: 10.1 × 12.5 cm (4 × 4 15/16")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Printed Material\Newspaper
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Interior\Domestic
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
