Edison Talking Doll (without dress, full height, side view), source of...
"Twinkle, twinkle little star" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, brown wax ; Rolfs collection.
Thomas Edison, Thomas Edison national historical park
NJ Public domain photograph of cabinet, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Replica of Scott's 1857 flatbed phonautograph (photo 9 of 9)
Phonautograph: Invented by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville in Paris, France in 1857. This object is a full-scale replica based on historic drawings, built in 2016 by Anton Stoelwinder for the David Giovanno... More
Replica of Scott's 1859 cylinder phonautograph (photo 4 of 7)
Replica of Scott's 1859 cylinder phonautograph: Invented by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, the original built by him and Rudolph Koenig in Paris, France in 1859. This object is a replica based on historic... More
Replica of Scott's 1859 cylinder phonautograph (photo 2 of 7)
Replica of Scott's 1859 cylinder phonautograph: Invented by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, the original built by him and Rudolph Koenig in Paris, France in 1859. This object is a replica based on historic... More
Replica of Scott's 1859 cylinder phonautograph (photo 1 of 7)
Replica of Scott's 1859 cylinder phonautograph: Invented by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, the original built by him and Rudolph Koenig in Paris, France in 1859. This object is a replica based on historic... More
Edison, Thomas A. photo by L.C. Handy 1877
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edison, Thomas A.. Glass Plate Negative, American Civil War time.
A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Thomas Edison, Glass negative portrait, 1870s
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: 354. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division... More
Edison, Thomas, Glass negative portrait, 1870s
A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Thomas Edison, Glass negative portrait, 1870s
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Thomas Edison, Glass negative portrait, 1870s
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: Prof. Edison, Phonograph, 554 [crossed out], 1537, 31346 [crossed out]. Credit line: Brady-Handy photogra... More
Thomas Edison, Glass negative portrait, 1870s
A man in a suit sitting at a table with a typewriter. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Edison's 1877 Embossing Translating Telegraph (photo 4 of 7)
Edison's Embossing Translating Telegraph, designed in 1876 and built early in 1877 at Menlo Park, New Jersey. This original artifact is preserved and on display at Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph (photo 2 of 2)
Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This historic artifact is preserved and on display at Thomas Edison Na... More
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Edison's 1877 Embossing Translating Telegraph (photo 1 of 7)
Edison's Embossing Translating Telegraph, designed in 1876 and built early in 1877 at Menlo Park, New Jersey. This original artifact is preserved and on display at Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Edison's "Phonograph" notes and drawings, December 3, 1877.
Edison's "Phonograph" notes and drawings, December 3, 1877.
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Edison's "Speaking Telephone" notes and drawings, July 17, 1877.
Edison's "Speaking Telephone" notes and drawings, July 17, 1877.
Edison's "Speaking Telegraph" notes and drawings, July 18, 1877.
Edison's "Speaking Telegraph" notes and drawings, July 18, 1877.
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Edison's 1877 Embossing Translating Telegraph (photo 2 of 7)
Edison's Embossing Translating Telegraph, designed in 1876 and built early in 1877 at Menlo Park, New Jersey. This original artifact is preserved and on display at Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Edison's 1877 Embossing Translating Telegraph (photo 3 of 7)
Edison's Embossing Translating Telegraph, designed in 1876 and built early in 1877 at Menlo Park, New Jersey. This original artifact is preserved and on display at Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Replica of Edison's 1878 Plate (Disc) Phonograph (photo 2 of 4)
Replica of Edison's 1878 Plate (Disc) Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, New Jersey in early 1878. Built for Ray Phillips in 2000, it is now in the David Giovannoni collection. An original ... More
Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Head and shoulders, facing right. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Replica of Edison's 1878 Plate (Disc) Phonograph (photo 4 of 4)
Edison's 1878 Plate (Disc) Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, New Jersey in early 1878. This object is a replica based on historic drawings, built for Ray Phillips in 2000, it is now in the ... More
Replica of Edison's 1878 Plate (Disc) Phonograph (photo 1 of 4)
Replica of Edison's 1878 Plate (Disc) Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, New Jersey in early 1878. Built for Ray Phillips in 2000, it is now in the David Giovannoni collection. An original ... More
Light thrown on a dark subject (which is bad for the gas companies)
Thomas Edison, with his newly-invented electric light bulb, throws light on the gas company monopoly, personified by 2 men with monstrous gas-meter heads. Illus. in: Puck, 1878 Oct. 23, p. 16. Reference copy ma... More
Thomas Edison, full-length portrait, seated, facing front, with phonog...
Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Thomas Edison, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]
Copyright 1880 by Emil P. Spahn, Newark, New Jersey. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Patent drawing - for T. A. Edison's Incandescing Electric Lamp Public ...
Utility Patent Drawings Public domain photograph of a patent diagram drawings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
decoration from "The Constitutional Club. R. W. Edis, F.S.A., Architec...
This image has been taken from scan 000055 from "The Constitutional Club. R. W. Edis, F.S.A., Architect. [Reprinted from “The British Architect.”]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated... More
Main Entrance Into Laboratory Complex
Main entrance into the Laboratory Complex. Thomas Edison opened his Laboratory Complex in 1887. The complex included a library, machine shops, chemistry, physics and metallurgical laboratories and experiment... More
Thomas A. Edison, printer's sample for the World's Inventors souvenir ...
Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th-century cigarette card, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and... More
Edison's phonograph display at Exposition Universelle De Paris, 1889
During the summer of 1889, Thomas Edison exhibited his phonograph technology at the Exposition Universelle De Paris. A talking doll is displayed on the center table.
Edison phonograph exhibit at 1889 Exposition Universelle De Paris
In the summer of 1889, Thomas Edison exhibited his lastest phonograph technology at the Exposition Universelle De Paris. A prototype Edison Talking Doll is displayed on the center table. Thomas Edison National... More
[Entrance to the United States exhibit area in the Palace of Diverse I...
Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Scientific American magazine, April 26, 1890, full view of cover page
"The Manufacture of Edison's Talking Doll", Scientific American magazine, April 26, 1890.
Drawing of young woman making a doll recording, Scientific American, A...
Drawing of young woman making a doll recording ; Scientific American, April 26, 1890, image from cover page.
'Edison's Phonographic Doll' (news article), Scientific American, Apri...
"Edison's Phonographic Doll" (news article), Scientific American magazine, April 26, 1890, page 263.
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll 'packing room', Scientific American, Ap...
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll 'packing room' in the Edison Phonograph Works. Scientific American, April 26, 1890, image from cover page.
Manufacture of Edison Talking Dolls, circa February to May 1890
Manufacture of Edison Talking Dolls took place at the Edison Phonograph Works, near the Edison Laboratory, in West Orange, New Jersey. Thomas Edison National Historical Park historic photograph, image number 29-415-001.
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll with back open, Scientific American, Ap...
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll with back open ; Scientific American, April 26, 1890, image from cover page.
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll phonograph mechanism, Scientific Americ...
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll phonograph mechanism ; Scientific American, April 26, 1890, image from cover page.
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll, complete with clothing, Scientific Ame...
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll, complete with clothing ; Scientific American, April 26, 1890, image from cover page.
Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931. 19th century, Library of Congress colle...
3/4 seated, with one of his inventions, facing left [Ediphone?]. 48007Xp1s U.S. Copyright Office Photo copyrighted by W.K. Dickson, Orange, N.J. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Capt... More
[Thomas A. Edison, W.K.L. Dickson, and others at the "perfected" wax-r...
Portrait shows Edison seated in center. with Fred Ott at left and Col. George Gouraud at right. Standing (left to right) are W.K.L. Dickson, Charles Batchelor, A. Theodore Wangemann, John Ott, and Charles Brown... More
[Thomas Edison, half-length portrait, facing front] / J.M. White & Co.
3351Y2 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Corliss engine at the Concentrating Works, 1895.
Corliss engine used to power giant rolls at the Concentrating Works, 1895.
[Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, full-length portrait, seated in swivel...
Copyrighted by Kreidler & Crider. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - detail view 3
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - detail view 2
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 4
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 5
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 7
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 10
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Thomas Edison - National Parks Gallery
Portrait of Thomas Edison taken around 1878
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 6
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, removed from prototype mechanism - view ...
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 2
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 3
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - detail view 4
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 1
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, close-up view of groove surface
This photo shows a close-up view of the recorded sound groove surface. (Note: The "1565" marking is not historic. It is the NPS museum catalog number.) "Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinde... More
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 7
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, inside rim
This view shows the inside rim of the cylinder. "Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 8
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
[Thomas A. Edison, head-and-shoulders portrait]
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, removed from prototype mechanism - view ...
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll prototype mechanism, showing feedscrew
A close-up view of the feedscrew on Edison Talking Doll prototype mechanism (EDIS 1564). "Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, showing 'T 130' marking
A marking found inside the cylinder reads "T 130" (inside ring, top center.) (Note: The "1565" marking is not historic. It is the NPS museum catalog number.) "Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cy... More
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, showing 'hickory 120' marking
A marking found inside the cylinder reads "hickory 120" (inside ring, top center). "Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, outside rim
This view shows the outside rim of the cylinder. (Note: The "1565" marking is not historic. It is the NPS museum catalog number.) "Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Pa... More
Edison Talking Doll prototype mechanism feedscrew
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), Image 90 (of 94), (Notebook #: PN-04-12-12, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1413). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), Image 16 (of 94), (Notebook #: PN-04-12-12, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1413). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), Image 44 (of 94), (Notebook #: PN-04-12-12, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1413). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), Image 25 (of 41). (Notebook #: PN-04-04-11, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1412). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), Image 29 (of 41). (Notebook #: PN-04-04-11, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1412). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), Image 06 (of 94), (Notebook #: PN-04-12-12, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1413). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), Image 77 (of 94), (Notebook #: PN-04-12-12, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1413), This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), Image 61 (of 94), (Notebook #: PN-04-12-12, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1413). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), Image 03 (of 41). (Notebook #: PN-04-04-11, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1412), This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), Image 67 (of 94), (Notebook #: PN-04-12-12, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1413). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), Image 37 (of 94), (Notebook #: PN-04-12-12, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1413). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), Image 15 (of 41). (Notebook #: PN-04-04-11, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1412). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), Image 58 (of 94), (Notebook #: PN-04-12-12, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1413). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), Image 22 (of 41). (Notebook #: PN-04-04-11, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1412). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), Image 42 (of 94), (Notebook #: PN-04-12-12, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1413). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), Image 12 (of 41). (Notebook #: PN-04-04-11, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1412). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931 portrait photograph, facing left
Full length, seated in his laboratory, facing left. H47130 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo by Byron, N.Y.C. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. Index; PI; Shelf.
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), Image 18 (of 41). (Notebook #: PN-04-04-11, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1412). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), Image 53 (of 94), (Notebook #: PN-04-12-12, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1413). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 02 (of 21), Image 62 (of 94), (Notebook #: PN-04-12-12, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1413). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), I...
Thomas Edison's New York City Recording Studio Cash Book 01 (of 21), Image 31 (of 41). (Notebook #: PN-04-04-11, NPS catalog #: EDIS 1412). This book documents expenditures for recording artist fees and other p... More