worked
at the Bronx film studio the Edison Manufacturing Company and could have
been employee the Edison Manufacturing Company, Motion Picture
Department who was loaned out the laboratory (see for more Dr.
Greene). Around 1914 was put
in charge duplication disc records. addition general photographic experiments he
also worked the kinetophone--Edison’s attempt talking pictures. Naval Observatory in
Washington. was member the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers and had worked the U. Greene "Pat”, March [1910].88
Dinwiddie must have made good impression Edison for was put charge
of the Educational Film Project 1912.
85 James White Alex Werner, June 15, 1900 (in 1900, Motion Pictures, D-00-15).)
88 TAE W."89
As member the team experimenting duplicating records likely that
Dinwiddie also worked Building from time time. Greene. His terms of
employment were ’’devote [his] entire time and attention perfecting process
of manufacturing and reproducing both kinetoscopic and lantern slide pictures in
natural colors. This was ambitious project make a
series films scientific and technological subjects used schools and in
the home.S.
87 Dinwiddie material Biographical Collection. Edison devoting large part the Laboratory the task
of carrying out his ideas the subject teaching motion pictures.
89 Edison Works Monthly, October 1912, 4. Greene was also photographic expert. started work experimenter 1912 and was paid $42 week,
quite lot for Edison’s laboratory. worked in
Building from 1910 1914.86
Walter Dinwiddie.
88 W.W.
Dr. Employee Records Laboratory Payroll Time Sheets, Box 74.Alex Werner.C. the pilot plant for that project was
37
. Werner was hired 1900 work color films. Dinwiddie came West Orange 1911 from the Alvan
Clark Son Corporation. This
work was carried out Building the third floor Building and some
filming was evidently done Building employees’ magazine, published in
1912, noted that "Mr. (This collection contains biographical material on
individuals associated with Edison; filed alphabetical order. The advantage such film subjects was that they could filmed at
West Orange and the laboratory’s own equipment could used them.87 was one new breed laboratory employees West
Orange, formally trained engineer with considerable experience commercial
practice. Dinwiddie, December 13, 1911, Letterbook 88, (LB088091)."85 was probably stationed this building
