Thomas Alva Edison

National Portrait Gallery

Object Details

Artist
Alfred S. Seer Engraver, active 1859 - 1900?
Copy after
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896 (Photographer)
Sitter
Thomas Alva Edison, 11 Feb 1847 - 18 Oct 1931
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
c. 1878
Object number
NPG.87.225
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Print
Medium
Color woodcut poster
Dimensions
Image: 204.7 × 99.9 cm (80 9/16 × 39 5/16")
Sheet: 209.2 × 105.3 cm (82 3/8 × 41 7/16")
Frame: 219 × 114.8 × 5.6 cm (86 1/4 × 45 3/16 × 2 3/16")
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Location
Currently not on view
Title
Edison's Phonograph
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Poster
Thomas Alva Edison: Male
Thomas Alva Edison: Science and Technology\Inventor
Thomas Alva Edison: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.87.225
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42e7765d4-8cc7-401f-b0ff-ceba740ded74
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