Photograph of Harry "Sweets" Edison and Birdie Edison with unidentified couple

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Harry "Sweets" Edison and Birdie Edison with unidentified couple. The four are seated at a table covered with a white table cloth, small plates, and glasses. They are depicted from the waist up, in profile, with their heads turned towards the viewer. The unidentified woman on the left, in the foreground, is wearing a black dress with short sleeves and an Asian-style conical hat. She is holding a tall glass in her proper right hand. Seated next to her is a man in a black suit jacket, white shirt, patterned tie, and pocket square. Across from him is Harry "Sweets" Edison. He is wearing a medium toned, pinstriped suit, white collared shirt, and a patterned tie. The woman next to him, Birdie Edison, in the right foreground, is wearing a light toned dress and has a light colored fur draped over the back of her chair.

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