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Interesting postcard to look at (Edison)
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:14 pm
by briankeith
Old color postcard of the Edison plant in 1911 showing the massive building on the left of the main laboratory - I was just there on Sunday, all that remains there is the small concrete vault #13. And no Ivy growing on the lab buildings any more. Nice old postcard view from before the big fire......
Re: Interesting postcard to look at (Edison)
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:21 pm
by EdiBrunsVic
Thanks for sharing this interesting postcard.
Re: Interesting postcard to look at (Edison)
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:44 pm
by fran604g
Very nice! Thank you for sharing it with us.
Best,
Fran
Re: Interesting postcard to look at (Edison)
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:48 pm
by Edisone
I thought my eyes had gone completely, trying to read the handwriting! Is that Swedish?
Re: Interesting postcard to look at (Edison)
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 10:19 am
by audiophile102
fran604g wrote:Very nice! Thank you for sharing it with us.
Best,
Fran
Yes, me too!
Re: Interesting postcard to look at (Edison)
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:28 am
by gemering
Great postcard Brian.
I spent 12 of my 30 years as a high school teacher/coach/administrator in West Orange.
I was less than a mile from the factory and often stopped in for a visit.
Happy New Year.
I hope 2016 brings many wonderful surprises for us all.
Gene
Re: Interesting postcard to look at (Edison)
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 2:13 pm
by snallast
Great card! The handwriting isn´t swedish, it´s danish, I can´t make it all out but it does say: "Our dear little Elsie, thankyou for the card, I´m happy to hear you´re well and happy, I just hung my...... and I picked me 3 blackberries (?)..... dear regards and kisses from Papa and Mama"
Happy New Year to everyone, may it be a musical one! /Snal
Re: Interesting postcard to look at (Edison)
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:45 pm
by Edisone
snallast wrote:Great card! The handwriting isn´t swedish, it´s danish.... /Snal
I guess I wasn't too far off ... my name is Danish, but I have more Swedish genetic material ( ⅛ Danish vs ⅜ Swedish ) ...
Re: Interesting postcard to look at (Edison)
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:13 am
by briankeith
Here is another postcard (same view) dated 1943 during WW2 - note the ivy growing on the lab building and the tall water tower....
Re: Interesting postcard to look at (Edison)
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:18 am
by briankeith
And another (B&W photo) of the lab all lit up at night - July 1945