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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Personal letters to Harry Farnsworth Brown |
| Date | 1901 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Description | Letter from Harry Farnsworth Brown's parents describing their impressions of the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, particularly the effect of the electric illumination. Many were written to Brown when he was in St. Louis in 1904, apparently attached to the Connecticut Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. |
| Fair | 1901 Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo |
| Keywords | personal account, electricity, lighting, state pavilions |
| Countries | United States |
| Places | Buffalo |
| Additional Notes | Harry Farnsworth Brown was born on August 17, 1886 , and graduated from Yale University with a degree in electrical engineering in 1907. He worked in the Test Dept. of the General Electric Company in 1908-09, and the following year joined the Electric Traction Dept. of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, which with Westinghouse, was developing a pioneer system of a. c. electrification. Brown remained with the New Haven until 1952, and his entire career was devoted to railroad electrification. In retirement, Brown served as a world-wide consultant for Westinghouse International (1952-53) and for Gibbs & Hill, Inc. (1953-60). He died on August 7, 1980. |
| Archive | Hagley Museum and Library |
| Archive Reference | 2447 |
| Copyright | Hagley Museum and Library |