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Lewis Latimer, American Inventor

Lewis Howard Latimer (1848 - 1928) was an African-American inventor. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell employed Latimer to draft the necessary drawings required to receive a patent for Bell's telephone. In 1882, Latimer received a patent for the "Process of Manufacturing Carbons", an improved method for the production of carbon filaments for lightbulbs. No photographer credited, undated (cropped and cleaned).

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Title: Lewis Latimer, American Inventor

Caption: Lewis Howard Latimer (1848 - 1928) was an African-American inventor. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell employed Latimer to draft the necessary drawings required to receive a patent for Bell's telephone. In 1882, Latimer received a patent for the "Process of Manufacturing Carbons", an improved method for the production of carbon filaments for lightbulbs. No photographer credited, undated (cropped and cleaned).

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Print size: 32.3 × 50.8 cm | 1502.0 × 2362.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 19TH CENTURY • AFRICAN-AMERICAN • AMERICA • BLACK MAN • CARBON LIGHT BULB FILAMENT • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • DRAFTSMAN • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • HISTORY • INVENTOR (MALE) • INVENTOR • LATIMER • LEWIS HOWARD LATIMER • LEWIS LATIMER • PERSONALITY • PHOTO • USA