Just the other day, I heard one of the earliest popular recorded sambas, Donga’s “Pelo Telefone,” from 1916 and released on an Edison talking record, probably a wax cylinder. A few years later the ...

The discoverer of the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the quadruplex telegraph, among other things, is one of ...

Demolition began Tuesday at fire-scarred Parade Park Homes, launching a $300 million redevelopment in the 18th and Vine District. A public meeting will be held tonight to discuss the city’s ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Photograph of Thomas Alva Edison's ...

Thomas Alva Edison’s quote, “We shall have no better conditions in the future if we are satisfied with all those which we have at present ”about dissatisfaction and progress emphasizes a timeless ...

It sounds primitive today, but a century ago Thomas A. Edison's cylinder phonograph was close to the state of the art. The Niagara County Historical Society received a good-as-new 1906 Edison New ...