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Title
Thomas
Edison
Floral
Mound
Photograph
Subject
Science and Technology
Plants and Animals
Geography and Natural Resources
Parks
Flowers
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Inventors
Mounds (Landforms)
Place
Sandusky (Ohio)
Erie County (Ohio)
Description
This
photograph
from
1929
shows
a
floral
mound
at
Washington
Park
in
Sandusky
,
Ohio
,
commemorating
Thomas
Edison
,
who
was
born
in the
nearby
town
of
Milan
. The
photograph
measures
8
"
x
10
"
(20.32
x
25.40
cm)
.
Thomas
Alva
Edison
(1847-1931)
was
born
in
Milan
,
Ohio
. He
gained
fame
as an
inventor
,
registering
a
total
of
1,093
patents
for
such
innovations
as the
incandescent
light
bulb
, the
phonograph
, and the
moving
picture
camera
. The
first
park
was
created
in
Sandusky
at the
city's
founding
in
1818
,
when
Washington
Park
was
built
around
the
city
square
.
Washington
Park
is
noted
for its
floral
mounds
,
which
often
commemorate
events
,
local
organizations
, and
noteworthy
people
.
Foliage
for the
mounds
was
provided
by the
city
of
Sandusky's
greenhouse
.
Date of Original
1929
Collection
Sandusky
City
Parks
Photograph
Collection
Source
Audiovisual material
SAPK-208
Submitting Institution
Sandusky Library/Follett House Museum
Rights
For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om2540_2937282_014.tif
Image Height
3038
Image Width
3815
File Size
3665.004 KB
Format
picture
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