Date Original
1907-1919
Description
This collection contains a scrapbook with photographs from early electric companies in Arkansas, Texas, Canada, Louisiana, and Tennessee, as well as information about power lines laid down in Little Rock, Fort Root, and Camp Pike. Also included are images of bridges, switchboards, train tracks, track welders, boilers, substations, trolley cars, and lighthouses. This collection includes the era of World War I, 1914-1918.
Biographical/Historical Note
This scrapbook was put together by H. Lewis Dunn, who was born in Waco, Texas, but later moved to Little Rock, Arkansas. This scrapbook shows the early work of electrical companies in some southern states and areas of Canada. Those companies are 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.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Subjects
Electric lines; World War, 1914-1918
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
Resource Type
Text
Collection
H. Lewis Dunn scrapbook, MS.000675
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
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
United States History
Additional Content
H. Lewis Dunn, Various Electrical Companies, scrapbook, 1907-1919
