Thomas Edison and Henry Ford with Ypsilanti Conductor

Notes:

Photograph of Thomas Edison, with Henry Ford on the right, being greeted at the Michigan Central Railroad Depot in Ypsilanti by Aretas Bedell (1876-1968), lifelong resident of Ypsilanti and for 45 years employed by the Michigan Central Railroad (later New York Central). This photograph was most likely taken in 1929 when Edison came for the dedication of his Menlo Park laboratories at Greenfield Village in Dearborn.

Data Provider:

University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Ypsilanti Historical Society Photo Archives

Subject Topic:

1929, 1920s, Edison, Ford, Bedell, Michigan Central Railroad, Michigan Central Railroad Depot

Language:

UND

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