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File:To left of center is freight elevator used to move materials to the upper floors of the building. This elevator is also powered via the belts and drive shafts which operate the HAER NJ,7-ORAW,4-C-35.tif

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Title
To left of center is freight elevator used to move materials to the upper floors of the building. This elevator is also powered via the belts and drive shafts which operate the machine tools, and was built for Edison by the Holyoke Machine Company. Sign on elevator reads 'For Mr. Edison's Personal Use Only;' according to rumor, Edison was encouraged to use the elevator as he grew older, but refused. The elevator is designed for freight only. - Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex County, NJ
Depicted place New Jersey; Essex County; West Orange
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HAER NJ,7-ORAW,4-C-35
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Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/nj1222.photos.112642p
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