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Date Original
1907-1919
Description
Scrapbook containing photographs and printed ephemera from early electric companies in Arkansas, Texas, Canada, Louisiana, and Tennessee. It includes content on power lines, bridges, switchboards, trolley tracks, track welders, boilers, substations, trolley cars, and lighthouses. Content regarding Little Rock and North Little Rock areas includes Argenta, Camp Pike, and Fort Root.
Biographical/Historical Note
This scrapbook illustrates the early work of electrical companies in some southern states and areas of Canada. These electric companies include Consumers Electric Company in New Orleans, founded in 1907; City Electric Light and Water Works in Alexandria, Louisiana, founded in 1909; Houston Lighting and Power Company in Texas, founded in 1905; and Little Rock Street Railway and Electric Company. Little Rock Street Railway and Electric Company was formed from a merger of two companies: the Little Rock Traction and Electric Company and the Little Rock Edison Electric Light and Power Company. The president of these merged companies was D.H. Cantrell.
This scrapbook was created by H. Lewis Dunn, who was born in Waco, Texas, but later moved to Little Rock, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Scrapbook; 11" x 13.5"
Keywords
Electric lines
Geographical Area
Alexandria, Rapides Parish (Lou.); Birmingham, Jefferson County (Ala.); Canal de Soulanges, Quebec, Canada; Chattanooga, Hamilton County (Ten.); Houston, Harris County (Tex.); Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.); Memphis, Shelby County (Ten.); New Orleans, Orleans Parish (Lou.); North Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.); Pine Bluff, Jefferson County (Ark.); Houston, Harris County (Tex.); St. Alphonse, Manitoba, Canada; Thousand Islands, Canada;
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000675, Item 01
Resource Type
Text
Collection
H. Lewis Dunn scrapbook, MS.000675
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
H. Lewis Dunn scrapbook, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
Power and Energy | United States History
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