Caption on reverse [translation]: "In the Prime of His Life at 49. Son of the Great Inventor. New Secretary of the Navy. (Washington) 30th, Domei. President Roosevelt formally appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison to fill the the position of American Secretary of the Navy on the 30th, which had been vacant since the …

Caption on reverse [translation]: "No. 6,113. Charles Edison (US). Son of the Inventor King Edison. Became Assistant Secretary of the Navy on November 17. [stamped] December 1936."

Caption on reverse [translation]: "US Navy Large Exercises Celebrated. (San Pedro, California) Domei. Several hundred ships and 50,000 men have been mobilized for the unprecedented Pacific exercises which began at last on April 2. Photograph: Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison (left) and Admiral James Richardson observing the exercises from the deck of the flagship Pennsylvania. …

A biographical sketch of Thomas Edison written for newspapers to use for current events or as an obituary

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Photographic Overseas News November 25, 1937. Age of Military Expansion. (New York) Domei. New 10 million dollar battleships, said to be the US Navy's best ships, began construction at Brooklyn Navy Yard on October 27, Navy Day. Photograph: (from left) Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, Commandant of the Navy …