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Thomas Edison sits in a chair on the lawn between two winners of his Edison Free Technical Scholarship, Arthur O. Williams (on left) and Wilbur Huston (on right). Original caption: "International Newsreel Photo Slug..(Huston Group). Edison With The Winner of Last Year's and This Year's Free Technical Scholarship. West Orange, N.J...(L. to R.) Arthur O. Williams, 17, of East Providence, R.I., winner of this year's Edison Free Technical Scholarship contest; Thomas A. Edison, the donor, and Wilbur Huston of Seattle who won the contest last year. Arthur Williams is a direct descendant of Roger Williams, the founder of the state of Rhode Island. (E-8-1-30)" Used in: Boston Traveler, August 1[?] 1930. Original credit line: International News Photos, Inc., 540495.