Date Original
1887-1934
Description
This collection contains correspondence, invoices, receipts, and promissory notes, related to H.P. Bradford's design and construction of the railway system in Pine Bluff, Arkansas between 1886-1890.
Biographical/Historical Note
H.P. Bradford was an internationally known electrical engineer. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 29, 1856, the son of Simon Bradford and [Isabel Anderson]. On April 5, 1882, he married Mildred Eliza Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. In Arkansas, he originated the mule-drawn streetcar systemin Pine Bluff and managed Little Rock’s first electric street railway system. After leaving Arkansas, Bradford lived in Cincinnati, Ohio; Mexico City, Mexico; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Geneva, Switzerland; and London, England. He was decorated with the King Albert Medal for his service as one of the commissioners for the relief of Belgium. H.P. Bradford died in New York City on December 3, 1931.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000180
Resource Type
Text
Collection
H.P. Bradford business papers II, MS.000180
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
H.P. Bradford business papers II, 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
