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P1.1 - Group Portraits

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P1.1 - Group Portraits - Before World War One, Edison customer services included free replacement of burned-out light bulbs by the delivery boys of the Lamp Department. This service was important in the days prior to the wide-spread use of the modern standard screw base light bulb.
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Date
12/10/1911
Call number
photCL SCE 02 - 00658
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