Henry Ford, Clara Ford, Thomas Edison, and Mina Edison at the Fort Myers Laboratory, Fort Myers, Florida, circa 1925
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Henry and Clara Ford and Thomas and Mina Edison owned vacation homes near one another in Fort Myers, Florida. This photograph shows the good friends and neighbors in front of Thomas Edison's Fort Myers laboratory. In 1929, Henry Ford would have the building moved to Greenfield Village -- his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Henry and Clara Ford and Thomas and Mina Edison owned vacation homes near one another in Fort Myers, Florida. This photograph shows the good friends and neighbors in front of Thomas Edison's Fort Myers laboratory. In 1929, Henry Ford would have the building moved to Greenfield Village -- his historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1925
Subject Date
circa 1925
Keywords
United States, Florida, Fort Myers
Edison, Mina Miller, 1865-1947
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.893
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Width: 9.5 in
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