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This clip is Part 1 of a 2-part film.
LIGHTS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY [GREENFIELD VILLAGE] Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of Edison’s laboratory building - group entering. “Preparing to re-enact the invention. On left is Francis Jehl, only living survivor, aside from Mr. Edison himself, of the group present Oct. 21, 1879, when the lamp was invented.” Thomas Edison sitting in a chair with a book in band - group standing around chair - Edison gives book to Jehl, stands up. “Mr. Jehl adds more mercury to vacuum pump, as he did 50 years before at Mr. Edison’s suggestion.” Jehl stands on stool, pours mercury into pump - Edison explaining pump to Henry Ford and Hoover - view of pump - Edison sits down again - horse-drawn carriage, people standing around under umbrellas, carriage driven off, frame building in background. “This is where the evening banquet was held at which President Hoover dedicated the Edison Institute of Technology.” View of Independence Square. “This building is a replica of Independence Hall, Philadelphia, and will be the central administration building for the Institute and Industrial Museum.” Close-up of Hall. “End.” [1929]
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