1905 Photograph of women attending the National Electric Light Association Convention in Colorado Springs
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
[Colorado Springs, June 1905]. 5½ x 8 inches. Photo mounted on stiff paper backed by newspaper. Ink captioning on image. Photo mounted on stiff paper backed with newspaper. Light creasing and minor chipping at corners; good.
This image shows a large group of women posed on the Antlers Hotel verandah and front steps in Colorado Springs. These women attended the 28th National Electric Light Association convention in Denver and Colorado Springs from June 6-11, 1905. The horse-drawn carriages behind them suggest they were preparing to go on an excursion.
"The NELA played a dominant role in promoting the interests and expansion of the U.S. commercial electric industry. The association's conventions became a major clearinghouse for technical papers covering the entire field of electricity and its development, with a special focus on the components needed for centralized power stations or power plants.... Each convention was organized to draw prominent media coverage. Exhibitions that included dazzling displays of lighting and the latest electric appliances were modeled after the wildly popular 1893 Chicago World's Fair. It was always held at a high-profile luxury hotel." (Wikipedia)
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- Bookseller
- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3733219
- Title
- 1905 Photograph of women attending the National Electric Light Association Convention in Colorado Springs
- Author
- [Unkwn.]
- Book Condition
- Used
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About Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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