Inventor Name
Latimer, Lewis Howard
Repository
Queens Borough Public Library
Long Island Division
89-11 Merrick Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11432
718-990-0770
http://www.queenslibrary.org/central/longisland/index.asp
Physical Description
16 items
Summary
Black inventor who worked with Thomas Alva Edison’s plant in New Jersey. Collection includes photographs depicting Latimer at age 70; photographs of other Edison inventors, news clippings, and a booklet about his life.