Then & Now Photographs

Building 11- Then and Now

Black and white image of two wooden buildings. Building on left is rectangular, building on right is angular. Gravel and shadow in foreground. Large multi-story rectangular building in background. Black and white image of two wooden buildings. Building on left is rectangular, building on right is angular. Gravel and shadow in foreground. Large multi-story rectangular building in background.

Left image
Historic view of Building 11 in the courtyard of the Laboratory complex. Constructed in 1898 as a temporary workspace. Edison and his staff used it for different projects, changing the interior as their research needs changed.
Credit: NPS Photo

Right image
To make room for Vault 12, an underground storage facility, Building 11 was dismantled and donated to the Henry Ford Museum in 1940. In 2003 the Museum returned the building to the park. It was reconstructed as close to its original location as possible.
Credit: NPS Photo

 

Time Clock- Then and Now

Black and white photo of Thomas Edison punching in at time clock, time cards to the left Black and white photo of Thomas Edison punching in at time clock, time cards to the left

Left image
Historic photo of Thomas Edison using the time clock in 1921.
Credit: NPS Photo

Right image
Time clock as it is exhibited today.
Credit: NPS Photo

Last updated: March 24, 2022

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