Electricity Collection

Lightning storm

Solar panel with sun

Edisons light bulb (1879), wood engraving, published in 1881
The Filament lamp by Thomas Alva Edison (American inventor, 1847 - 1931) - one of the first electric light bulbs with longer burning time from the year 1879. Wood engraving, published in 1881

France, TGV high speed train, side view

Times Square In The Rain
High-angle view looking north of rainy Times Square from the top of the Times Tower (now One Times Square) at the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, New York

Golden gate bridge, San Francisco, California, USA
Golden gate bridge and bay, San Francisco, California, USA

Transmission lines, overhead line towers, with setting sun, Beinstein in Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Electricity machine by Pixii
An early form of an alternating current electrical generator built by Pixii in 1832

Le Shuttle train, front view

Flying over Transamerica pyramid, San Francisco
Overhead aerial of Transamerica pyramid at night, San Francisco, California, USA

Aerial view, wind turbine near Wolnzach, Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm district, Hallertau hops growing area, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

Toaster, illustration

Illustration of triode valve

Students Of Coyne Electrical School
(Original Caption) Chicago, IL: Students of Chicago's Coyne Electrical School manning early television camera. Photograph, 1940's

Westinghouse Power Plant
An early alternating current (AC) power plant of Westinghouse Electric, with numerous small alternators driven by belts

Charles William Siemens
(Original Caption) Portrait of electrical engineer Charles William Siemens (1823-1883). Undated photograph

Early Light Bulb
(Original Caption) Edison Lamp

Early Electrical Motor, Built In 1878
(Original Caption) One of the earliest bi-phase electrical motors, built in 1879 by the Elihu Thompson Company. Undated photograph

Machine For Power Thru Electro-Magnetism
(Original Caption) Early electric motor. Machine invented by William Harris Taylor, 11/2/1839. Obtaining power by means of electro-magnetism. (English patent)

Interior Of Power Plant; Generator Shown
(Original Caption) Power plant: Inside view of electric power room with a large generator, probably supplying electricity to an office building. A group of men are standing around. Photograph, ca

Closeup Of Early Electric Motor
(Original Caption) View of an early electric motor. Undated photograph

Reclining Man Holding Condenser Rod
(Original Caption) View of a bed condenser used for the treatment of arteriosclerosis by high frequency electric currents. Invented by Jacques d'Arsonval. Photograph circa 1900

Consolidated Execs Turn On Dynamo Worlds
(Original Caption) New York, NY- Thoamas A. Edison's dynamo comes to life agains at the New York World's fair on Consolidated Edison day. Floyd L

Vannevar Bush & Assistants In Laboratory
(Original Caption) Laboratory view showing American electrical engineer Dr. Vannevar Bush (1890-1974) and assistants experimenting with antegraph machines that solve equations. Undated photograph

The First Light Bulb Of Edison
(Original Caption) Edison's first light bulb. Undated photpgraph. BPA2 #2505

Thomas Alva Edison as a Young Man
(Original Caption) Portrait of American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) as a young man. Undated photograph

Thomas Edison Leaning On Statue
(Original Caption) Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931) in his library with symbol of electricity. Undated photograph

Experiment Showing Animal Magnetism
(Original Caption) 1780-Galvani: Frog experiment proving animal magnetism. Upper picture shows air electricity; lower picture demonstrates friction electricity. Engraving, 1780

Portrait of Thomas A. Edison
(Original Caption) Portrait of Thomas A. Edison, the inventor. 3/4 view

Man Working On Wiring
(Original Caption) Electrical wiring, a line man at work. Undated engraving

Tyson Small Motor Uses Wood
(Original Caption) - The Tyson small motor. Shown in a variety of uses. Undated woodcut from "Scientific American."

Edison Bipolar Direct Current Generator
(Original Caption) This photo shows an Edison bipolar direct current generator that operated in the Cornwall, Ontario plant of the Canada Cotton Co. from 1883 until 1913. Mr. Thomas A

Illus. Of The Transmission Of Electricit
(Original Caption) Transmission of electricity from Creilto Paris. Undated engraving after a photograph

Steam-Powered Generators; Illust
(Original Caption) Steam-powered generators. Undated engravings

Early Uses of Electricity
(Original Caption) The Modern Uses of Electricity: 1-Cluster Electrolier. 2-Setting-type from the improved phonograph. 3-The electric combination. 4-A storage battery

Thomas Edison'S Menlo Park Laboratory
(Original Caption) View of Thomas Edison's electrical laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey, showing the galvanizing room with early electric bulbs. Undated photograph

Levett Muller Elctric System Woodcut 188
(Original Caption) 1882- The Levett-Muller electric system and multiple circut dynamo. Woodcut, 1882 Depicting batteries and lights being wired up

Thomas Edison Profile Alone Headshoulder
(Original Caption) Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) Head and shoulders profile portrait photograph of the American inventor

Replica of Thomas Edison's Incandescent Lamp
(Original Caption) Replica of Thomas Edison's first successful incandescent lamp. Undated photograph

Thomas A. Edison
(Original Caption) Portrait of Thomas A. Edison, the inventor. 3/4 view

Musschenbrock Demonstrates Leyden Jar
(Original Caption) Pieter van Musschenbrock, Dutch physicist demonstrates the principal of Leyden Jar, April 20, 1746. He discovered this at the same time as Georg von Kleist of Pomerania

Boy Jumping From Electric Shock Experime
(Original Caption) Les experiences publiques d'electricite--Public experiments in electricity in Paris. Undated engraving

Vannevar Bush In Laboratory
(Original Caption) Portrait of American electrical engineer Vannevar Bush (1890-1974) conducting an experiment. Undated photograph

Thomas Edison Welcoming Lindbergh
(Original Caption) Thomas Edison welcoming Charles Lindbergh. BPA2# 751

Thomas Edison Profile Alone Headshoulder
(Original Caption) Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) Head and shoulders profile portrait photograph of the American inventor

Portrait of James Watt by Charles Edward Wagstaff, after a Painting by Sir W. Beechley
(Original Caption) James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor. Undated engraving by C. E. Wagstaff from a picture by Sir W. Beechey

Thomas Edison Memorial Tower
(Original Caption) Menlo Park, NJ- View of the memorial tower to Thomas A. Edison at Menlo Park, where the electrical wizard had his first laboratory and invented the incandescent light

Electrical Fire Eater
(Original Caption) Electrical fire eater. Photgraph 1905. BPA 2 #1447

Charles Steinmetz Writing On Porch
(Original Caption) Ca. 1905-Charles Steinmetz, German-born, American electrical engineer and inventor, (1865-1923), at his camp

Nikola Tesla In His Laboratory
Serbian-American inventor and discoverer of magnetic field rotations leading to the use of alternating-currents in electrical machinery and the induction coil known as the "Tesla coil."

Thomas Edison Shaking Hands with Henry Ford
(Original Caption) Portrait of Thomas Edison shaking hands with Henry Ford. Both are wearing overoats and flowers on their lapels. An automobile is visible in the background. Undated photograph

Thomas Edison and Sons in Office
(Original Caption) 2/11/1920-Thomas Edison and sons in his office. (Left to Right) Charles, Thomas Jr

Thomas Edison Standing by Electric Car
(Original Caption) Portrait of American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931) standing beside an electrically-driven automobile which he helped develop. Photograph, 1921

Thomas Edison Drawing Table
(Original Caption) 1921- Thomas Edison alone in his laboratory, photgraphed full length standing at a drawing table

Electrical Line Workers on Pole Platform
(Original Caption) 2/17/1921-Chicago, IL- Handling 33, 000 volts of electricity, Chicago linemen work on power wires barehanded, while standing on a specially insulated wooden platform

Thomas Edison and Charles Steinmetz at Table
(Original Caption) 1922: Thomas Edison and Dr. Charles Steinmetz examining a shattered porcelain insulator

Charles Steinmetz in Lab with Lightning
(Original Caption) 2/13/1922-: Demonstration of artificial lightning generator in the laboratory of Dr. Charles Proteus Steinmetz

Charles Steinmetz Works On Inventon/Boat
(Original Caption) 10/11/1923-Schenectady, NY- Dr

Generator Hoisted By Crane
A generator hoisted over a ship by a crane in 1924. At the time it was the world's largest generator capable of producing 83, 000 horsepower

Boy Over Knee Of Mechanical "Spanker"
(Original Caption) 10/15/1925-New York, NY: Science knows no limits of invention and little boys shuddered when they saw an electric "spanker" at the Electrical Show

Charles Steinmetz Holding Cigar
(Original Caption) Portrait of electrical engineer Charles P. Steinmetz, circa 1926. He is shown waist-up, holding a cigar

Group of People Looking at a Map
(Original Caption) Following the gradual modernization, as far as possible, of Russia, the Soviets are endeavoring to explain and accustom the peasants to the latest inventions of modern life

Thomas Edison with Reporters and Cameramen
(Original Caption) 1/18/1928- Ever kindly to newspaper reporters and photographers, Thomas Edison, the elctrical wizard of West Orange, NJ

Thomas Edison and His 1914 Ford
(Original Caption) 1/19/1928-Fort Myers, Fl- The advent of the model Ford cars means nary a whit in the life of Thomas Edison, famous electrical genius

Electrical Station Control Board
(Original Caption) 10/9/1928-New York, NY-View of the office of the system operator of the New York Edison Company, which distributes all the power generated by the Edison and Allied Companys

Edison Honored at Opening of National Electrical Exposition
Charles Edison, son of Thomas A. Edison switching on one of his Father's original incandescent lights at the opening in of the National Electrical exposition in the Grand Central Palace

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Edison Being Honored
(Original Caption) 10/16/1929-Orange, New Jersey- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Edison at the Light's Golden Jubilee banquet given in honor of the noted inventor at the YMCA here

Men Standing at Control Board
(Original Caption) 11/21/1930-Battersea, England- Mr. Fladgate (C), manager of the new Battersea power station and Dr

Giant Switchboard of German Power Station
(Original Caption) 1931-Berlin, Germany: The giant switchboard of Berlin's newest- in 1931 - super power station, the "Kraftwerk West, " at Spandau. It can produce 280, 00 Kilowatts

High Tension Electricity Line
(Original Caption) 12/8/1933- Muscle Shoals, TN- View of one of the high tension electricity carrying towers along the bank of the Tennessee River at Muscle Shoals

Direct Current Electrostatic Generator
A man looks through a porthole of one of the two 15-foot spherical terminals of the Van de Graaff 10, 000, 000 volt direct current electrostatic generator

Terminals of Electrostatic Generator
(Original Caption) 11/24/1935-New Bedford, MA- Here are the two 15 foot spherical terminals of the huge Van De Graaff 10, 000, 000 volt direct current elctrostatic generator

Rev. Irwin Moon Electrifiying Himself
(Original Caption) Rev

Men Work at Control Board at Electric Company
(Original Caption) 5/8/1938- To the uninitiated eye

Spectators Watch Electrical "Fireworks"
(Original Caption) 4/17/1939-New York

World's Fair Employees Holding Eel
Elekra the electric eel demonstrates her natural energy at Ford Motor Company's "Cycle of Production" exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair

Coal-Fired Power Plant
(Original Caption) Factory exteriors: Electricity; Coal burning power plant. Photograph ca. 1940. BPA2# 1501

Sparko, the World's First Electrical Dog
(Original Caption) Sparko, the world's first electrical dog, as he looked on arrival at the engineer's club, New York City, on his way to the World's fair

Solar Energy Machine and Inventor
(Original Caption) 2/27/1941-Oakland, CA-A beginning towards the dream of scientists-the harnessing of the sun's power for light, heat and power-has been made with the invention by O.H

Mechanical Students In Mass Welding Sess
(Original Caption) 3/7/1941-New York, NY: An impressiive view of one of the "classrooms" at the Academy of Aeronautics, LaGuardia Airport

Columbia River and Grand Coulee Dam
(Original Caption) 5/1941-WA: Spring flood waters of Columbia River piling behind Grand Coulee Dam

The Power of Beauty at Rubinstein Salon
Electricity is used in the electro-tonic treatment which is recommended for blurry facial contours or aging skin

Power Lineman Repairing Electric Line
(Original Caption) 6/27/1945-Springfield, MA: Power lineman (Richard E Curtiss, employed by Simsbury (CT) Electric company for 25 years) is shown atop pole, repairing electric power line

Women Holding Strike Placards
(Original Caption) 1/17/1946-East Boston, Massachusetts- POsing with their placards are (left to right): Roxine Bugden, Dorothy Albee and Marion MacDonald, three of 200

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