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Thomas Edison sits at his desk reading his mail. Original caption: "Watch your credit.. 464987 9A. International Newsreel photo slug (Edison reading). Edison Prepares For Trip South. West Orange, N.J.....Thomas Alva Edison, aged inventor as he appeared at his desk in his office here, reading some of his morning mail. Mr. Edison is just now making preparations to leave for Fort Myers Fla. to which place he journeys each winter. [?]-11-29 Exclusive." Used in Boston Traveler, October 19 1931. Original credit line: International Newsreel. Another stamp reads October 8 1931.