An unnamed Edison employee stands in a ditch dug to lay underground wire in lower Manhattan for Edison's first large scale electric utility at Pearl Street Station.
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Title: Edison worker installing underground tubing and wiring during the installation of the Pearl Street Station in New York City, 1882
Creator: Edison Electric Light Company
Date Created: 1882/1882
Location: New York City, New York
Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
Original Language: English
Subject Keywords:Thomas Edison, Power plants, Inventions, Power lines, Employees
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