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- Spencer Tracy and George Meader in a Movie Still from "Edison, The Man," 1939 - The 1940 MGM film <em>Edison, the Man</em> starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- 1939
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Spencer Tracy and George Meader in a Movie Still from "Edison, The Man," 1939
The 1940 MGM film Edison, the Man starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- Movie Still Showing Spencer Tracy in "Edison the Man," 1940 - The 1940 MGM film <em>Edison, the Man</em> starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- 1940
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Movie Still Showing Spencer Tracy in "Edison the Man," 1940
The 1940 MGM film Edison, the Man starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- Movie Still Showing Spencer Tracy in "Edison the Man," 1940 - The 1940 MGM film <em>Edison, the Man</em> starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- 1940
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Movie Still Showing Spencer Tracy in "Edison the Man," 1940
The 1940 MGM film Edison, the Man starred Spencer Tracy, but Edison's Menlo Park laboratory played a supporting role. The 1870s laboratory -- where Edison made many of his famous discoveries -- had been moved to Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in the late 1920s. With documentation provided by Greenfield Village staff, MGM built an impressive full-sized movie set of the laboratory in California.
- Mickey Rooney and George Bancroft in a Movie Still from "Young Tom Edison," 1940 - The 1940 film <em>Young Tom Edison</em> explores the early life of the inventor. Mickey Rooney (left) stars as the teenage Thomas Edison, and George Bancroft (right) portrays Edison's father. The film recounts Edison's early experiments and attempts at invention--the disasters and triumphs. The film premiered in Port Huron, Michigan, where young Tom grew up.
- 1940
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Mickey Rooney and George Bancroft in a Movie Still from "Young Tom Edison," 1940
The 1940 film Young Tom Edison explores the early life of the inventor. Mickey Rooney (left) stars as the teenage Thomas Edison, and George Bancroft (right) portrays Edison's father. The film recounts Edison's early experiments and attempts at invention--the disasters and triumphs. The film premiered in Port Huron, Michigan, where young Tom grew up.
- Still from Winsor McCay's 1914 Animated Film, "Gertie the Dinosaur" - Cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay created the short film <em>Gertie the Dinosaur</em> in 1914. With the animated Gertie on screen and McCay on stage, they performed "together" in his vaudeville act -- Gertie seemingly doing tricks in response to McCay's commands. The techniques McCay used to bring Gertie to life were groundbreaking and influenced future animators.
- 1914
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Still from Winsor McCay's 1914 Animated Film, "Gertie the Dinosaur"
Cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay created the short film Gertie the Dinosaur in 1914. With the animated Gertie on screen and McCay on stage, they performed "together" in his vaudeville act -- Gertie seemingly doing tricks in response to McCay's commands. The techniques McCay used to bring Gertie to life were groundbreaking and influenced future animators.
- Actress Rita Hayworth with 1947 Lincoln Automobile - Actress Rita Hayworth posed with a 1947 Lincoln Continental convertible for this photograph. Hayworth was in costume for her film <em>The Loves of Carmen</em>. Then as now, movie stars were trendsetters who could turn a particular make or model into a fashionable status symbol.
- 1947
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Actress Rita Hayworth with 1947 Lincoln Automobile
Actress Rita Hayworth posed with a 1947 Lincoln Continental convertible for this photograph. Hayworth was in costume for her film The Loves of Carmen. Then as now, movie stars were trendsetters who could turn a particular make or model into a fashionable status symbol.
- A Scene from the 20th Century-Fox Production "Laura" with Costume Designs by Bonnie Cashin, 1944 -
- 1944
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A Scene from the 20th Century-Fox Production "Laura" with Costume Designs by Bonnie Cashin, 1944