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Electric Lighting Inquiry Unit
Article from volume 12, number 169 of "The Electrical Engineer" from 29 July 1891 covering the electrification of Hawaii. Download PDF Visit Source…
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Thomas A. Edison's patent for "Fitting and Fixture for Electric Lamps". Patented on 18 October 1881. Download PDF Visit Source…
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An advertisement for sign lighting from Edison Lamp Works of General Electric Company. Download PDF Visit Source…
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An article by John Humphrey detailing the quality of life without electricity following Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Download PDF Visit Source…
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Refrigerated Rail Car Inquiry Unit
A photo of 3 men loading strawberries into a refrigerated car and a photo of 2 men "icing" a refrigerated car, both courtesy of the Library of Congress. Download PDF Visit Source 1 Visit Sour…
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Refrigerated Rail Car Inquiry Unit
Tropicana refrigerated boxcar in the collection of the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida. Attribution: Harvey Henkelman Visit Source Download PDF…
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Refrigerated Rail Car Inquiry Unit
An illustrated vocabulary of terms which designate American railroad cars, their parts, attachments, and details of construction with definitions and illustrations of typical British practice in car c…
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Men unload baskets of spinach from a farm truck and load them into a refrigerator car. Visit Source Download PDF…
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Refrigerated Rail Car Inquiry Unit
Merchants Despatch Transportation Company (MTD) built and leased refrigerator freight cars. MTD, referred to as “the Carshops,” operated a manufacturing plant in Despatch, New York. The first rail…
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Man loading vegetables into a refrigerated rail car in Lake County, Florida. Visit Source Download PDF…
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