Portrait of a Young Thomas Edison, circa 1865

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Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Edison Edison inventor innovator invention innovation phonograph light bulb motion picture camera electric light bulb portrait young Edison menlo park invention amex27-soc-edboy
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History-Social Science
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Portrait of a Young Thomas Edison, circa 1865

This historic photograph portrays a young Thomas Edison. At age 12, Edison took a job selling newspapers, magazines, and candy on a train between Port Huron, Michigan, the town he lived in, and Detroit. Before long, he was printing and selling his own newspaper to passengers. This demonstrated his entrepreneurial nature. This resource is part of the Thomas Edison Collection.

Learn more about Edison's youth in this biography - Student Reading: Edison Biography.
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PBS Learning Media

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