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Printed Caption: The City Hotel, Sunbury, Pa. ("Elsie Geiser" written on front)
Description: The hotel that Thomas Edison first wired with three-wire electric lights on July 4th, 1883. This building was rebuilt after a fire that occurred on January 14th, 1914, and was later renamed the Hotel Edison.

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Postmark: Sunbury, PA., Aug 16th, 3:30 PM
To: Mr. Domer Reitz, 2nd Infantry Band (Fort Thomas KY - crossed out), Camp Perry, Ohio
From Elsie:
Message: I thought I wouldn't answer right away because I don't want to be called canary. How is uncle Sam's little boy
from Elsie
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Pubisher's Marks L: Published by Heyman & Co., Shamokin, Pa.:

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Catalog:
ID: PA00034
Filed: Sunbury - Hotels

More pictures from Sunbury! Woo! Here's the north side of the Hotel Edison, the first commercial building to be lit with electric lights. In the world.