Employees of Edison Illuminating Company, circa 1895
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In the 1890s, the safety bicycle became a way for many workers to travel to and from their jobs. This group of employees from the Edison Illuminating Company poses with their bikes for a photograph taken about 1895. The photographer was a fellow employee at the company who also owned a bicycle--Henry Ford.
In the 1890s, the safety bicycle became a way for many workers to travel to and from their jobs. This group of employees from the Edison Illuminating Company poses with their bikes for a photograph taken about 1895. The photographer was a fellow employee at the company who also owned a bicycle--Henry Ford.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1895
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Original photograph taken by Henry Ford.
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.1106
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: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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