Edison's electric railway of 1880 at Menlo Park, N.J. [1880-1922]

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Edison's electric railway of 1880 at Menlo Park, N.J. [1880-1922]

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Collection contains a series of 10 cyanotype photographs of Edison's electric railway in Menlo Park, New Jersey, executed for the General Electric Company, 1880-81. The images include an electric train driven by Charles Batchelor, Edison's long time collaborator, and close-up photographs of the locomotive. Also included are two cyanotype portraits of Edison, dated 1881; a four page typescript describing the photos in detail, signed by Charles L. Clarke and dated 1922; and a booklet by Clarke "Edison's electric railway," New York: Van Nostrand, 1882 reprinted from Van Nostrand's Engineering magazine, Dec. 1880.

12 photographic prints : cyanotypes ; image 13.9 x 20.5 cm. and smaller, on sheets 20.4 x 26.6. cm. + 1 typescript + 1 booklet.

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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...

Clarke, Charles L.

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General Electric Company

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Founded 1892. Corporate interests include: Broadcasting; Electric Components; Household Appliances; Lighting Equipment; Motors; Telecommunications; Electromedical Industry. From the description of Technical records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84865339 Founded 1892. From the description of General Electric Company in Camden, N.J., collection, 1878-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979711 Schenectady, NY. From the description of Electr...