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.
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
Subject:
African American inventors; Portraits; Latimer, Lewis Howard, 1848-1928
African American inventors; Portraits; Latimer, Lewis Howard, 1848-1928
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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