Records 1882-1921.

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Records 1882-1921.

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The records are from ten of the Edison Electric Illuminating companies set up by Edison and his agent.

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Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Ashland, Pa.

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Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Lancaster (Pa.).

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Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Easton (Pa.).

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Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Williamsport (Pa.).

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Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Sunbury, Pa.

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Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Pottsville (Pa.).

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Pennsylvania Power & Light Company. Predecessor and subsidiary companies. Edison Electric Illuminating companies.

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In the early 1880s Thomas A. Edison began developing central stations to bring incandescent lighting to individual households in several communities in eastern Pennsylvania. The first central station to use the three-wire system and other Edison patents, which made it possible to transmit direct current, was erected in Sunbury, Pa. With it, Edison demonstrated the practicality of providing electricity to small cities and towns and revitalized his waning fortunes. The suc...

Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Hazleton (Pa.).

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Sprague, Frank J. (Frank Julian), 1857-1934

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Frank Julian Sprague (1857-1934) was an inventor and engineer known as the "father of electric traction" for his creation of the first city-wide electric streetcar system and the development of the multiple-unit system for electric railroads. From the description of Frank J. Sprague papers, 1874-1939. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122363989 From the guide to the Frank J. Sprague papers, 1874-1939, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Divisi...

Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Shamokin (Pa.).

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Shaw, Philip

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Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

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Thomas Alva Edison (born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio – died October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey), American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrial...

Pennsylvania Power & Light Company.

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Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Tamaqua, Pa.

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Edison Electric Company

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Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Mount Carmel (Pa.).

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