"Edison Surveys Tablet...Thomas Alva Edison reads the bronze tablet, unveiled by his wife, in Menlo Park, New Jersey", original press photo dated May 18, 1925

New Jersey, 1925. Item #99-4011

Photograph by Underwood & Underwood, New York. Oblong 8 x 10", black and white, typed paper label with photograph info pasted on the back. Stamped on the back is a stamped notice from Underwood & Underwood, in different ink a filing date of May 22, 1925. Light creasing and soiling, small tear to paper label else good to very good condition. More from the paper label: "Placed by the Edison Pioneers to Attest the Gratitude of the Industries He Did So Much to Create. The tablet marks the site where, from 1876 to 1882, 'The Wizard of Menlo Park' developed what were his most important electrical inventions, including the first incandescent light. 5/18/25"

Price: $75.00

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