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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05791.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of three items related to Thomas Edison and agriculture |
| Title | Telegram to Wheeler McMillan, sent from Edison in Fort Meyers, Florida |
| Date | 20-Feb-28 |
| Author | Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931) |
| Recipient | McMillan, Wheeler |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Western Union telegram sent from Edison in Fort Meyers, Florida, to McMillan with the following information, "Farm and Fireside 250 Park Ave New York NY." Edison ends with, "Will see you anytime - T A Edison." |
| Subjects | Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Electricity Inventor |
| People | Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931) McMillen, Wheeler (b. 1893) |
| Place written | Fort Meyers, Florida |
| Theme | Agriculture; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | McMillan was an agrarian who founded the Farm Chemurgic Council with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Nobel Prize physicist Robert Milliken, to expand the market for agricultural products. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |