Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. After struggling for a year with illness the vice president and production manager of the Emsco Derrick and Equipment Company passed away at 53 years of age. He is credited as inventing one of the first electrical vacuum cleaners in 1911. A photograph of a snapshot of Goeser. Photograph appears with the article, "Death Takes E. W. Goeser," Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan 1936: A5. Text from newspaper caption: Edwin W. Goeser, business executive and equipment engineer, who died yesterday. Text from negative sleeve: 3420 - E. dwin. W. Goeser deceased 1936 invented one of first vacuums VP + prod. mgr. of Emsco Derrick + Equip. Co. came to LA in 1905 worked for Pac. Elec. Railway Co. + union tool co. [stamped:] Jan 29 1936 Handwritten on negative: EW GOESER
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_12402 ark:/21198/zz002h8fmg
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Subject
Inventors Business people--American--California--Los Angeles Pacific Electric Railway Company Goeser, Edwin Walter, 1882-1936
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