1920-1929AMERICAN ICONS
PATRIOTIC FILM ABOUT THOMAS EDISON AND LIGHTBULBS.
GENERAL ELECTRIC LOGO
GENERAL ELECTRIC LOGO
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LOCOMOTIVE STEAM TRAIN. FREIGHT TRAIN. PROFILE OF ENGINEER. FURNACE FUELMAN FEEDING FIRE
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EXTREMELY LONG FREIGHT TRAIN PASSING OVER BRIDGE
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TITLE CARD: "NEW JERSEY CANOE CHAMPIONSHIP CANOE MEET, ASBURY PARK"
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MEN IN BATHING SUITS CIRCA 1920s IN CANOES ON LAKE
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MEN IN RACE, JUMP IN LAKE, SWIM TO CANOES. PADDLE AWAY RACING. LAKESIDE HOMES IN BKGD
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TITLE CARD" "FIRST INCANDESCENT LAMP". PATRIOTIC FILM ABOUT THOMAS EDISON & LIGHT BULBS
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LIGHT BULBS OF VARIOUS SIZES & SHAPES LIGHTING UP, FLASHING, GOING OUT
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EDISON BEING HONORED BY OFFICIALS OF GENERAL ELECTRIC. MEN TALKING INTO EDISON'S EAR. HARD-OF-
HEARING |
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EDISON & OTHERS TOURING GENERAL ELECTRIC LABORATORIES
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EDISON WATCHING CHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS BEING CARRIED ON FOR PURIFYING MATERIALS
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EDISON WATCHING TUNGSTEN BEING HEATED & HAMMERED.
MAKING OF LIGHT BULBS. ELECTRICAL PHOTOMETER |
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EDISON LOOKING INTO PHOTOMETER
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ROOM FULL OF LIGHT BULBS LIT UP, TESTING LIFE OF LIGHT BULBS
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SINGLE LAMP LIT UP
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EDISON WATCHING WORKER WITH SEMI-AUTOMATIC MACHINERY
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FEMALE WORKERS IN PRODUCTION ROOM MAKING LIGHT BULBS
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EDISON AT RESEARCH LABORATORY IN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK. GREETED BY W. R. WHITNEY, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
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EDISON WRITING HIS NAME IN VISITORS BOOK
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DR. WHITNEY SHOWING EDISON METALIZED CARBON FILAMENT
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CU COOLIDGE X-RAY TUBE
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EDISON & DR. COOLIDGE WITH HIS INVENTION
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CU MAZDA LAMP, INCANDESCENT LAMP
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EDISON & DR. LANGMUIR, INVENTOR OF THE GAS-FILLED LAMP. HIGH POWERED VACUUM TUBE
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CU VACUUM TUBE USED IN RADIOS
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EDISON WITH FRIEND DR. CHARLES P. STEINMETZ, INVENTOR, TOURING STEINMETZ'S LABORATORY
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EXPERIMENT SHOWING WHAT A MILLION VOLTS OF ELECTRICITY WOULD DO TO A PIECE OF WOOD & PORCELAIN INSULATOR
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EDISON & STEINMETZ DISCUSSING ELECTRICITY
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EDISON & STEINMETZ GETTING INTO CAR, DRIVE OFF FROM LABORATORIES
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CU INCANDESCENT LAMP
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CU LAMPS CIRCA 1920s
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SCIENTISTS WORKING ON EXPERIMENTS IN ELECTRICITY
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MAN PACING BACK & FORTH THINKING. SITS AT PIANO, PLAYS WITH TWO FINGERS.
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CU SPOOL OF THREAD BEING UNROLLED
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GETS IDEA TO CARBONIZE THREAD
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SCIENTIST LOOKING AT THREAD UNDER MICROSCOPE
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BIRTH OF INCANDESCENT LAMP, SCENES OF SCIENTISTS WORKING ON LAMPS
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EDISON SLEEPING IN LAB ON TABLE. LEAVES LIGHT BULB, LAMP ON
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EDISON'S HELPERS ARRIVE IN MORNING TO FIND LAMP LIGHT STILL ON AFTER 8 HOURS. WAKE EDISON
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DRAWING OF CURRENT DISTRIBUTION, SERIES SYSTEM USED IN ARC LIGHTING. 500 VOLT GENERATOR. ANIMATION SHOWING HOW SYSTEM WORKS
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EDISON'S MULTIPLE SYSTEM, USED IN HOME LAMPS. 110 VOLTS
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ANIMATION USED TO ILLUSTRATE 110 VOLT SYSTEM
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EDISON CHECKING ROOM OF INCANDESCENT LAMPS. MULTIPLE SYSTEM. CHECKING LIGHT BULBS. BLOWS OUT LAMP
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EXTERIOR GENERAL ELECTRIC LABORATORIES
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GENERAL ELECTRIC BIG WIGS LOOKING OVER LIGHT BULBS, LOOKING THROUGH MICROSCOPE
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1920s FAMILY AT HOME WITH ELECTRICITY. LITTLE GIRL TURNS ON LIGHT
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CU EDISON PHONOGRAPHIC RECORD
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LITTLE GIRL PLAYING RECORDING FOR FAMILY. PUTS RECORD ON PHONOGRAPH
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CARS DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH MAZDA LIGHTS
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NIGHT EXTERIOR WHITE HOUSE LIT UP
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NIGHT EXTERIOR FACTORY BUILDINGS
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MINERS GETTING READY TO GO IN MINES
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FAIRYLAND LIT UP WITH LIGHTS
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NEW YORK CITY AT NIGHT
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WHITE HOUSE AT NIGHT
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NEW YORK CITY CENTRAL PARK BY DAY & BY NIGHT
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LOW ANGLE STATUE OF LIBERTY AT NIGHT, TORCH LIT
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HUGE AMERICAN FLAG BLOWING IN WIND
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THOMAS EDISON AT LEISURE, READING BOOK SMOKING CIGAR OUTDOORS
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