Thomas Edison with M. A. Cheek and Russell Firestone in La Belle, Florida, 1925
Artifact
Photographic print
Summary
In the 1920s, Thomas Edison began his search for a home-grown source of rubber. The U.S. imported rubber from Southeast Asia and the East Indies and Edison wanted a ready source in case America's supply was cut off. Edison experimented with a variety of plants at his Fort Myers, Florida, and West Orange, New Jersey, laboratories. Goldenrod proved most promising.
Object ID
84.1.1630.P.188.10040
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
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Thomas Edison with M. A. Cheek and Russell Firestone in La Belle, Florida, 1925
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