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Portrait of Thomas Alva Edison



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    Portrait of Thomas M. McDaniel, Jr., Edison President, 1968-1978

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    Portrait of Thomas M. McDaniel, Jr., Edison President, 1968-1978. Pg. 252 (2nd edition only).

    photCL SCE 11 - 00524

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    "Thomas Alva Edison"

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    The Southern California Edison Records consist of materials created, maintained, and collected by the company. The Southern California Edison Records contain books, catalogs, correspondence, journals, ledgers, log books, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, press releases, reports, scrapbooks, and other materials documenting the history of the Southern California Edison (SCE) Company. The records cover the years 1848 to 1989 with the bulk of the material ranging from 1911 to 1965. The material is largely textual with the exception of a few non-paper items scattered throughout.

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    Electricity for the Modern Farm; Thomas Alva Edison at General Electric; Herbert Hoover at Greenfield Village, Michigan, 1919-1929

    Manuscripts

    Compilation reel. First film is "Electricity for the Modern Farm" (c. 1919), contemporary references available online. Followed by Thomas Alva Edison as he tours the General Electric Company lamp laboratories in Schenectady, New York in 1922. Part 1: 15:01-21:03 Footage of Edison with photometer and illuminated lamps; Part 2: 21:59-34:26 Mr. Edison and Dr. Charles P. Steinmetz ride in a car and are greeted by 20,000 employees, footage of Dr. Coolidge explaining process of ductile tungsten, 31:07 women at work in plant with lamps; beginning 34:41-39:16 President Herbert Hoover and dedication of Edison Institute of Technology at Greenfield Village, Michigan, 1929. Format of original: negative

    SCE MP 515

  • P1.1 - Group Portraits

    P1.1 - Group Portraits

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    P1.1 - Group Portraits - Portraits of Thomas Alva Edison and James Alfred Lighthipe (along with portions of J.A.L. biography).

    photCL SCE 02 - 00295

  • Thomas A. Edison in his workshop with light bulbs

    Thomas A. Edison in his workshop with light bulbs

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    Thomas A. Edison in his workshop with light bulbs [with 3 variants of an Edison quote]

    photCL SCE 06 - 71107

  • P1.3 - Portraits, D-F

    P1.3 - Portraits, D-F

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    P1.3 - Portraits, D-F - Thomas Alva Edison

    photCL SCE 02 - 02701