Thomas Edison Frame Color:Brown a symbol of boundary-breaking endurance

a symbol of boundary-breaking endurance that stands the test of time

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He was also its greatest drawing card

The parade includes dozens of floats and legions of people walking their way to Greenwich Village

The front page of The New York Times described scenes of celebration

Thomas Edison Frame Color:Brown a symbol of boundary-breaking enduranceThomas Edison, deep in thought, left, in his laboratory in West Orange, N. J. Called "The American Genie of the (Electric) Lamp" by The Times, it was reported that when he worked he allowed himself no more than his usual half hour midday meal. A Times reporter ventured to interrogate him about his "undermined physical vitality" in 1921. He instantly assumed a position of a soldier and challenged: "Do I look it?" It was then that all appeared satisfied