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Edison at a dedication ceremony, 1920s

 
Edison at a dedication ceremony, 1920s
 


   

Edison had always been good at public relations. At West Orange, he made sure that significant events were photographed and granted interviews on almost any subject. But fame brought demands. He served on boards, attended opening ceremonies, received honorary degrees, and posed with other celebrities. An annual auto-camping trip (beginning in 1916) with friends Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs inevitably turned into a publicity event.

 

 

 


Dedicating the Edison bridge at Ft. Myers, 1931

 
Dedicating the Edison bridge at Ft. Myers, 1931
 


Dedicating a monument, 1920s

 
Dedicating a monument, 1920s
 


Edison at the inauguration of the transcontinental telephone line, 1915

 
Edison making a telephone call from San Francisco at the inauguration of the transcontinental line, 1915
 


With baseball commissioner Connie Mack, 1926

 
With baseball manager and commissioner Connie Mack, 1926
 


With George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak, 1928

 
With George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak, 1928
 


Waiting for another invention, on a camping trip, 1921

 
Waiting for another invention, on a camping trip with industrialist Harvey Firestone and President Warren Harding, 1921
 


On a camping trip in the Blue Ridge Mountains, 1921

 
On a camping trip in the Blue Ridge Mountains, 1921.
 


Receiving a Congressional Gold Medal, 1928

 
Receiving a Congressional Gold Medal honoring his achievements, 1928
 


Aboard ship as chairman of the Naval Consulting Board, 1915

 
Aboard ship as chairman of the Naval Consulting Board, 1915
 

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