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  • A Day with Thomas A. Edison Clip
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    A Day with Thomas A. Edison

    In the fall of 1922, a film crew came to West Orange, New Jersey to document Thomas Edison going about his day. 

    15 MIN 52 SEC
  • Edison and Competition Clip
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    Edison and Competition

    Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated his new invention, the telephone, at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park.

    3 MIN 04 SEC
  • Edison's Electric Light Clip
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    Edison's Electric Light

    On New Year's Eve, 1879, Thomas Edison unveiled his newest invention: the electric light. 

    2 MIN 27 SEC
  • The Black Maria Clip
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    The Black Maria

    In 1894, Thomas Edison filmed sharpshooter Annie Oakley in his Black Maria studio.

    2 MIN 39 SEC
  • The Phonograph Clip
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    The Phonograph

    On December 7, 1877, Edison demonstrated his phonograph at the New York City offices of the nation's leading technical weekly publication, Scientific American.

    2 MIN 14 SEC
  • Electrifying Manhattan Clip
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    Electrifying Manhattan

    In February 1881, Thomas Edison established the headquarters of the Edison Electric Light Company in New York City.

    2 MIN 59 SEC
  • The Kinetoscope Clip
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    The Kinetoscope

    In the 1890s, Thomas Edison worked with his assistant and part-time photographer, William Dickson to create a motion picture camera. 

    3 MIN 32 SEC
  • Edison: Chapter 1 Chapter
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    Edison: Chapter 1

    Watch Chapter 1 of Edison.

    9 MIN 22 SEC
  • Beyond the Doc: Edison's Inventions Digital Short
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    Beyond the Doc: Edison's Inventions

    With over a thousand U.S. patents to his name, Edison's famous breakthroughs are just the beginning.

    2 MIN 40 SEC
  • "It went from being light to being looting" Clip
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    "It went from being light to being looting"

    During the 1977 blackout in New York City, the looting began very quickly.

    2 MIN 40 SEC
  • "The station house was in darkness" Clip
    Blackout | Clip

    "The station house was in darkness"

    While workers scrambled to restart their failed power system, New York City's police force tried to maintain order.

    2 MIN 32 SEC
  • "No police to stop them" Clip
    Blackout | Clip

    "No police to stop them"

    Shop owners describe watching locals loot their store during the NYC blackout of 1977.

    2 MIN 58 SEC