5421 x 3600 px | 45,9 x 30,5 cm | 18,1 x 12 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
2007
Lieu:
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Informations supplémentaires:
Room Thomas Edison Rented in 1886 when he was 19 Thomas Edison House Louisville Louisville s Thomas Edison House is located in historic Butchertown a neighborhood which has been known as the center of meat production in this city for over 200 years It was also one of the areas Thomas Alva Edison called home during the years he lived and worked in Louisville Edison came to Louisville in 1866 at the young age of 19 to work as a telegraph key operator With his skill at receiving telegraph messages Thomas Edison had little difficulty landing a job with the Western Union located on Second and West Main Street about eight blocks from this home Apparently Louisville was also experiencing a shortage of telegraph operators at the time In August 1866 Edison and two fellow telegraphers left for New Orleans where they planned to board a steamer bound for Brazil When they arrived there they found the waterway shut down because of a recent riot Edison decided to return to Louisville where he took up residence at East Washington Street in fall 1866
