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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Portrait of Thomas Edison
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Portrait of Thomas Edison

Artist Unknown
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions7 15/16 × 5 15/16 in. (20.2 × 15.1 cm)
InscribedLower right: "Friend Murray / In 1879 I invented the Incandescent lamp. / Thomas A. Edison"
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number83.632
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print photograph depicting a portrait of Thomas Edison.

Frank Stewart
1975-1976, printed 2022
Frank Stewart
1975-1976, printed 2022
Photographed by Scott Wolff.  Color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Ernest C. Withers
1957
Frank Stewart
1975-76, printed 2022
Frank Stewart
1975-1976, printed 2022
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.
Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin
1775-1825
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
19th century
Color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Julia Margaret Cameron
1867
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Napoleon Sarony
1870 - 1890
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Napoleon Sarony
1870 - 1890
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Napoleon Sarony
1870 - 1890
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Groom's
ca. 1880