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Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931 A dumb hero (scene 5)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07616.09.02 Author/Creator: Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 24 July 1908 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 12.5 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

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Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

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