COLLECTION NAME:
Streetcar Advertising Cards
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Streetcar Advertising Cards
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Filename:
E244.jpg
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E244.jpg
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Category:
Public Service
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Public Service
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Company:
General Electric Company - Schenectady, NY
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General Electric Company - Schenectady, NY
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Coverage:
National
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National
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Headline:
EDISON MAZDA
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EDISON MAZDA
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Card Text:
Edison's Dream Comes True Edison Mazda Edison Day October 21st 36th Anniversary of Incandescent Lighting
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Edison's Dream Comes True Edison Mazda Edison Day October 21st 36th Anniversary of Incandescent Lighting
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Date:
1915
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1915
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Size:
11" x 21"
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11" x 21"
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Remarks:
On this day in 1915 the Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated Edison Day, the 36th anniversary of Incandescent Lighting. Laura Ackley, author of�SAN FRANCISCO�S JEWEL CITY: THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION OF 1915, writes: The�two friends (Thomas Edison and Henry Ford) traveled west with their families in�Ford�s private rail car to enjoy the Exposition�s�Edison Day, on October 21. Upon arrival, they�were swept up in a series of events celebrating�Edison�s achievements. General Electric had�promoted the event, celebrating the thirty sixth�anniversary of the incandescent electric�light with an illustration titled �Edison�s Dream�Come True.� It depicted Edison gazing through�a window onto a cityscape made brilliant by�his invention. On the night after he arrived,�San Franciscans were asked to turn on all their�electric lights in honor of the �Wizard of Menlo�Park.� A photograph of Edison taken that night,�while no doubt partially staged, was a remarkable�match to the illustration.
remarks
On this day in 1915 the Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated Edison Day, the 36th anniversary of Incandescent Lighting. Laura Ackley, author of�SAN FRANCISCO�S JEWEL CITY: THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION OF 1915, writes: The�two friends (Thomas Edison and Henry Ford) traveled west with their families in�Ford�s private rail car to enjoy the Exposition�s�Edison Day, on October 21. Upon arrival, they�were swept up in a series of events celebrating�Edison�s achievements. General Electric had�promoted the event, celebrating the thirty sixth�anniversary of the incandescent electric�light with an illustration titled �Edison�s Dream�Come True.� It depicted Edison gazing through�a window onto a cityscape made brilliant by�his invention. On the night after he arrived,�San Franciscans were asked to turn on all their�electric lights in honor of the �Wizard of Menlo�Park.� A photograph of Edison taken that night,�while no doubt partially staged, was a remarkable�match to the illustration.
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Source:
eBay - Internet
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eBay - Internet
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