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Lewis Latimer

Collection: Latimer Family Papers at The Archives at Queens Library
Date: 1882 Material: Digital image Dimension: 7 x 5 inches; 400 ppi
Creator: Lewis Latimer Identifier: aql:30855 latimer latimer.tif

Description: Lewis Latimer was an African-American inventor and draftsman who lived in Flushing from 1903 until his death in 1928. Latimer worked with Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, and held a number of patents, including one for water closets in railway cars. His home has been preserved as the Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, part of the Historic House Trust of New York City.

Title : Lewis Latimer

Collection : aql:13844

Creator : Lewis Latimer

Date : 1882

Summary/Description : Lewis Latimer was an African-American inventor and draftsman who lived in Flushing from 1903 until his death in 1928. Latimer worked with Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, and held a number of patents, including one for water closets in railway cars. His home has been preserved as the Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, part of the Historic House Trust of New York City.

Subject : African American inventors; Portraits; Latimer, Lewis Howard, 1848-1928

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Queens, NY Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Black and white photograph; Digital image

Format : Digital image; 7 x 5 inches; 400 ppi

Identifier : aql:30855 latimer latimer.tif

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African American inventors; Portraits; Latimer, Lewis Howard, 1848-1928
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