'The Electric Torchlight Procession in New York', USA, 1884. Artist: Unknown

'The Electric Torchlight Procession in New York', USA, 1884. Artist: Unknown

1-151-939 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

'The Electric Torchlight Procession in New York', USA, 1884. A torchlight parade in New York using Edison incandescent lamps fixed to the participants' hats. A generating truck drawn by horses is in the centre of the parade of men.The inset picture (top left) shows how the current is passed to each man. From Scientific American. (New York, 1884).


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Thomas Edison: American: Inventor, businessman

Medium
  1. Engraving

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States New York New York

  1. 40 42 00 N , 074 00 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

Science & Nature Times of the Day

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3594x2915
File Size : 30,693kb


Aliases

  1. 005898
  1. 005898
  1. 0390000880
  1. 1-151-939
  1. 1151939
  1. 880

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