The former General Electric Co. headquarters building -- now (in 2018) a research facility -- in Schenectady, New York. The origin of the classic "GE" logo remains elusive, but in 1892 the merged Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston Electric companies’ logo took its “G” from the “General” in the first company’s name and its “E” from “Electric” in the second’s. Originally used to market electric fans, the monogram soon became the symbol for all company products and publications. Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2018.