Arc lamp Arc lamp An arc lamp or arc light is a lamp that produces light by an electric arc (also called a voltaic arc). The carbon arc light, which consists of an arc between carbon electrodes in air, invented by Humphry Davy in the first decade of the 1800s, was the first practical electric light. It was widely used starting in the 1870s for street and large building lighting until it was superseded by the incandescent light in the early 20th century. It continued in use in more specialized applications where a high intensity point light source was needed, such as
Charles W. Miner early twenties, Miner moved to Fort Wayne, where he resided for the remainder of his life and continued his career as a photographer. Miner married Mary S. Criswell, an Ohio native and resident of Fort Wayne, on November 28, 1905. The couple had two daughters, Sarah, who was born around 1908, and Mildred, born around 1912. After his move to Fort Wayne around 1887, Miner spent a few years working in the photography studio of Felix Schanz, "an established and influential Fort Wayne photographer," whose studio was located at 112 Calhoun Street. (The address was later changed to 922 Calhoun