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Thomas Edison is the first to drive over a Ft. Myers, FL, bridge dedicated to him

Side view 84-year-old Thomas Edison sits in passenger seat of car, chats with photographer; people surround the car / throng of people surrounds Edison's car as FL Gov. Doyle Carlton takes podium in background / Doyle speaks at the dedication of the Edison Bridge, which is being held on Edison's 84th birthday / women clad in white, holding flower bouquets, walk along side Edison's car ass it approaches, leading a line of cars / the procession stops in front of a ribbon / Edison gets back into car, presumably after cutting the ribbon; he has "wintered" in Fort Myers for decades / women hold up bouquets in the back of Edison's car as it passes, en route to leading procession cross the newly opened bridge / VS the bridge spanning the Caloosahatchee River
Side view 84-year-old Thomas Edison sits in passenger seat of car, chats with photographer; people surround the car / throng of people surrounds Edison's car as FL Gov. Doyle Carlton takes podium in background / Doyle speaks at the dedication of the Edison Bridge, which is being held on Edison's 84th birthday / women clad in white, holding flower bouquets, walk along side Edison's car ass it approaches, leading a line of cars / the procession stops in front of a ribbon / Edison gets back into car, presumably after cutting the ribbon; he has "wintered" in Fort Myers for decades / women hold up bouquets in the back of Edison's car as it passes, en route to leading procession cross the newly opened bridge / VS the bridge spanning the Caloosahatchee River
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Credit:
Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels
Editorial #:
834793162
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
February 11, 1931
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
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Clip length:
00:01:17:00
Location:
Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr002585_01_01.mov