Edison General Electric Company

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philadelphia Record

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Edison General Electric Company.

Vocational education--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

War work--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Radiography.

Defense industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Local Subjects:

Vocational education--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

War work--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Radiography.

Defense industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Penn Provenance:

Gift of the Philadelphia Record

Physical Description:

17 photoprints : silver gelatin; 1 photoprint 11"x 17" or smaller

Place of Publication:

1928-1946

Summary:

Depicts various activities at the Philadelphia plant of General Electric Company. Documents bazooka assembly, developments in X-ray photography, and other projects. Portrays apprentice workers. Also shows the awarding of the Navy "E" to workers during the second World War.

These subject entries for the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photo morgue are primarily for Places (buildings, parks, streets, etc.), Things (Bicycles, Bison, Blind Persons [just sampling the B's]), Events (Democratic National Convention 1936, Flourtown Fair, Harvest Week) and Social Constructs (Home Economics, City Planning, Eating & Drinking, etc.). Each of these subjects became a MARC record which included a call number. In the case of these records, the call numbers are the actual folder numbers for the materials referenced. Therefore, these subject headings are really also an index for this section of the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photograph morgue. [The name section of the Philadelphia Record photo morgue represents individuals, A-Z, and

Notes:

Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection; for general information, see collection record.