1847-1931AMERICAN ICONS
USING NEWSREEL FOOTAGE, FEATURE & HOME MOVIES, THIS BIOGRAPHY OF THE WIZARD OF MENLO PARK, THOMAS EDISON, EXAMINES THE AMERICA HE GREW UP IN & TRACES HOW HIS DISCOVERIES EVOLVED.
EARLY FOOTAGE & RECREATIONS; LIGHTBULBS & PHONOGRAPHS. EARLY FILMS INCLUDING "THE KISS". INTERVIEW WITH EDISON INVENTOR.
EARLY FOOTAGE & RECREATIONS; LIGHTBULBS & PHONOGRAPHS. EARLY FILMS INCLUDING "THE KISS". INTERVIEW WITH EDISON INVENTOR.
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CU PHONOGRAPH ZOOMS BACK TO SHOW ROOM. ZOOMS IN PHOTOGRAPH, EDISON. RECORDING PLAYING
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SLOW PAN EDISON'S DESK, CHAIR, STUDY.
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TRIPPY BLUR INTO STONE WALL IN LAKE. SUTTERS MILL.
GOLD RUSH SCENES. |
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SCALES ON TABLE GOING UP & DOWN
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POV UNDER HORSE & WAGON PASSES OVER VIEWER
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CARAVAN OF COVERED WAGONS IN SEARCH OF GOLD.
MIGRATION WEST. |
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STEAM TRAIN "IRON HORSE"
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TRAIN STATION. CONDUCTORS GETTING ON TRAIN THEN PASSENGERS
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HISTORICAL REENACTMENT OF YOUNG EDISON, AGE 12, IN CRUDE LAB MIXING CHEMICALS.
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STEAM TRAIN
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EDISON PRINTING PAPER,
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CU PENCIL GOING OVER WORDS ON NEWSPAPER EDITING WEEKLY HERALD. PRINTED ON TRAIN
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HISTORICAL REENACTMENT OF EDISON IN LAB. BEAKERS SHAKE, FALL, FIRE STARTS. HOLDING EARS, IMPAIRED
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EDISON THROWN OFF TRAIN, BEAKERS & ALL. PRINTING PRESS FOLLOWS
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STATION MASTER'S LITTLE BOY PLAYING ON TRAIN TRACKS SAVED BY YOUNG EDISON. RESCUE.
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GRATEFUL STATION MASTER TEACHING EDISON TELEGRAPHY.
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TOWN IN THE WEST LAND OFFICE HOMESTEAD ACT
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POV DRIVING COVERED WAGON. LAND RUSH.
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MEN SETTING UP TELEGRAPH POLES IN THE WEST
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MAN UP ON POLE SETTING UP TELEGRAPH WIRES
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TOWN IN WEST CREATED BY HOMESTEAD ACT
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EDISON STUDYING BY GAS LIGHT
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CU HORSES HOOVES RUNNING
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MAN LIGHTING GAS LAMPS IN STREET. LAMP LIGHTER
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MONTAGE OF STREET GAS LIGHTS
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STILLS
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HANDWRITTEN LETTER. EDISON'S SIGNATURE
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CU HAND CRANKING FIRST WORDS RECORDED, "MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB". NATURAL SOUND
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PHONOGRAPH PLAYING MUSIC. CU INNER WORKINGS, CYLINDER TURNING
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STILLS
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MENLO PARK HOME OF EDISON
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GETTING INTO AUTOMOBILE
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EXTERIOR OF LAB IN WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY
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INTERIOR PAN OF LAB
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CU NOTEBOOKS OF EDISON'S. FLIPPING THROUGH PAGES OF INVENTIONS
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CU SLOW PAN EDISON'S DESK, BED IN STUDY, BRONZE SCULPTURE
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CU EDISON'S TIMECARD
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EDISON PUNCHES TIME CLOCK AT WORK. INVENTION FACTORY.
EDISON AT WORK. |
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EDISON PLAYS PHONOGRAPH
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EDISON TALKS ABOUT FIRST MOTION PICTURE STUDIO IN YARD OF LAB CALLED IT THE BLACK MARIAH
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THE BLACK MARIAH STUDIO
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CU MOTION PICTURE CAMERA
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STILLS
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EARLY FILM MADE ON LOCATION. AMERICAN FLAG, HOUSE, COWBOYS & INDIANS CROSSING THE ARKANSAS RIVER
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ELEVATED TRAINS PASSING THE 104TH STREET CURVE IN NYC.
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CU STRIPS OF FILM PASSING THROUGH KINETOSCOPE
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CU MAN LOOKING INTO KINETOSCOPE. NICKELODEON.
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"SEX QUEEN" OF THE 1890s, CARMENCITA, DANCES A "DARING" DANCE. PEEP SHOW.
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FIRST KISS ON FILM MAY IRWIN & JOHN RICE
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EARLY CITY STREET SCENE. TROLLIES, PEOPLE
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TURN OF THE CENTURY PEOPLE LINE UP FOR EARLY MOTION PICTURE
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CU PROGRAMME APRIL 23, 1896, THE VITASCOPE
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ELDER EDISON POSES FOR HIS INVENTION. WALK TOWARD VIEWER
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REENACTMENT OF SHOOTING OF STANFORD WHITE
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CU EARLY MOTION PICTURE PROJECTOR SYNCHRONIZED WITH CYLINDER RECORD. MAN LOOKS IN MACHINE
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CARTOON PLAYED UP IN BALLOON. EARLY ANIMATION
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CU TITLE "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN OR SLAVERY DAYS"
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THE ESCAPE OF ELIZA IN UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. RIVER THAT REALLY FLOWS. ICE FLOES
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CU TITLE "DEATH OF EVA"
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EVA'S DEATH ON FILM. ANGEL COMES DOWN
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MONTAGE EDISON MEETING HIS PUBLIC. DUBBED AMERICA'S GREATEST LIVING CITIZEN.
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EDISON SIGNS NAME IN CEMENT
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1929, HOOVER, HENRY FORD, EDISON. 50TH ANNIVERSARY ELECTRIC LIGHT
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EDISON TALKS ABOUT MACHINE AGE & HOW IT'LL CHANGE THE WORLD
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EDISON & FRIENDS, AGE 84, WALKING THROUGH GROUNDS
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CAMERAMEN SETTING UP CAMERAS
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EDISON INTERVIEWED ABOUT TALKING PICTURES. EINSTEIN'S THEORY & HOW IT FEELS TO BE 84 YEARS.
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EDISON POSING
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EDISON GOING INTO HOME, KISSES WIFE. TRIPPY BLUR BACK INTO STUDIO WHERE PHONOGRAPH PLAYING & EDISON'S VOICE-OVER. NARRATOR READS EDISON'S INVENTIONS
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