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Document File Series -- 1908: (D-08-27) Exhibitions
[D0827]

This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning electrical and industrial exhibitions. Among the items for 1908 are documents pertaining to historical films produced by the Edison Manufacturing Co. for display at the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition. Included also are documents relating to Edison's role as honorary president of the New York Electrical Show, the recording of his introductory speech on an Edison Business Phonograph, and its playback on the opening day of the Show.

Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected. The items not selected include circulars and announcements for expositions and trade shows and documents that duplicate information in selected material.



Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.