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Nikola Tesla Photographs

Early in 1997 the Tesla Wardenclyffe Project purchased historian Leland Anderson's archive of some 750 photos related to Tesla's life and work. It is believed to be the largest collection of its type in the world outside of the holdings of the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade. The images concern Tesla's life and his career, laboratories, apparatus, celebrations, and commemorative events following his death. You can view written descriptions of the contents of the volumes, and read about our rates and leasing information.

Move your pointer over any of the images below to view its caption, CLICK to see a larger version. Please note that the TWP photo archive is not yet a gallery or exhibit, rather its a sampling of what is available for leasing for commercial and private use.

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)
Tesla Portrait, 1893 -- # 00 Tesla Portrait, circa 1904 -- # 01 Tesla Portrait, circa 1920 -- # 02 Tesla outside his hotel room, circa 1934. -- # 03 Tesla Portrait, circa 1935 -- # 04

Niagara Falls Adams Power Plant
The world's first commercial AC generators. -- # 17 Nameplate on one of the Niagara generators. -- # 18

Houston Street Research Laboratory, etc.
Tesla's laboratory at 46 & 48 East Houston Street in New York City. -- # 07 The New York oscillator in action. -- # 06 An early example of the magnifier configuration, ca. 1898. -- # 05 A lecture on high-frequency lighting presented in 1891. -- # 35

Colorado Springs Experimental Wireless Station

"The Colorado Springs Experimental Station" -- # 14 Nikola Tesla and his giant magnifying transmitter in Colorado Springs. -- # 15 The Colorado Springs oscillator extra coil discharging. -- # 10 A rare shot of the second large Colorado Springs oscillator in an early stage of development. -- # 13Tesla's experimental station at Colorado Springs, capacitor bank, etc. -- # 08 A closeup of some Colorado Springs oscillator components. -- # 09 One of Tesla's assistants at the variable-inductance crank, Colorado Springs experimental station, 1899. -- # 12 An ante room off the main experimental area of the Colorado Springs lab. -- # 11

Wardenclyffe World Wireless Telecommunications Station
Tesla's behemoth tower for trans-Atlantic wireless communications and the demonstration of wireless power transmission. -- # 20 Interior view of Tesla's Wardenclyffe plant showing various electrical apparati. [1] -- #22 Interior view of Tesla's Wardenclyffe plant showing various electrical apparati. [2] -- # 23 Interior view of Tesla's Wardenclyffe laboratory, ca.1912. -- # 24

Tesla Wireless Telecommunications Apparatus
A U.S. Navy shipboard transmitter manufactured under Nikola Tesla's patents. -- # 25 Tesla's Static Eliminator, a variable coupling radio-frequency transformer. [1] -- #27 Tesla's Static Eliminator, a variable coupling radio-frequency transformer. [2] -- # 28

Tesla Turbo-Machinery
A demonstration water pump used by Tesla. -- # 29 A blower designed by Tesla, manufactured by the American and British Manufacturing Company. -- # 31 One of Tesla's experimental turbine-generators. -- # 30 "Tesla's Turbo-Generator" [1] -- # 32 "Tesla's Turbo-Generator" [2] -- # 33 A turbo-generator for a locomotive headlight, designed by Tesla for the Pyle National Company. -- # 34

All photographs are ©1997 by the Tesla Wardenclyffe Project. All rights reserved.

Other pages on Tesla: Article, Biography Part One, Biography Part Two, Patents, Photographs, Statue, Transmitter