Edison Electric Light notice
- Date
- 1975
- Ref
- 1/4-022705-F
- Description
Photograph of an historic Edison Electric Light sign (circa 1900s) giving instructions on how to use electric lighting in a room. Sign reads: "This Room is Equipped With / Edison Electric Light. / Do not attempt to light with / match. Simply turn key / on wall by the door. / The use of Electricity for lighting is in no way harmful / to health, nor does it affect the soundness of sleep." Photograph taken in 1975 by an unidentified photographer for the Evening Post.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Film negative
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper / Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper
- Format
- 1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Film negative, Orientation: Horizontal image
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