General Electric photograph collection, 1890-1960.

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General Electric photograph collection, 1890-1960.

The General Electric Photograph Collection depicts the development of the electrical industry and 20th century American life. It documents the electrification of American society, the products that drove the push for electrification, and how these products were produced, marketed, and ultimately used. It is a valuable resource for researchers in the history of technology, social history, labor relations, corporate cultures, advertising and consumerism, and a host of other subjects. Topics include: the history of electrical invention and innovation and changes in research methods and technology over time; the development of the GE Research Laboratory; the development and implementation of rural electrification; the development of many household products, including refrigerators, radios and televisions, appliances; the development of turbines, locomotives; the social economic impact of deindustrialization of Schenectady after World War II; the documentation of the immigration and Americanization of new ethnic groups to Schenectady in response to employment opportunities at GE. Some of the more prominent names represented include: Thomas A. Edison, Irving Langmuir, Charles Steinmetz.

1.5 million images.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8308621

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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...

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...

Steinmetz, Charles Proteus, 1865-1923

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Electrical engineer and inventor. From the description of Papers, 1922. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50753002 Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a German-American mathematician and electrical engineer. He fostered the development of alternating current that made possible the expansion of the electric power industry in the United States, formulating mathematical theories for engineers. He made ground-breaking discoveries in the understanding of hysteresis that ena...

Langmuir, Irving, 1881-1957

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Research chemist and physicist, General Electric Co. from 1909. Nobel Prize for Chemistry, 1932. From the description of Pathological science [sound recording] : an address to General Electric's Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Colloquium; 1953 December 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83715356 Chemist. From the description of Papers of Irving Langmuir, 1871-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449037 Biographical Note ...