AV 118 Columbus Railway and Light Company Glass Plate Negative Collection

              AV 118
Columbus Railway and Light Company Glass Plate Negative Collection
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OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Manuscripts/ Audiovisual Collections
AV 118
Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company Glass Plate Negative Collection
1905- 1930
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Number:
AV 118
Title:
Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company Glass Plate Negative Collection
Creator:
Unknown
Dates:
1905- 1930
Media:
Glass plate negatives
Quantity:
0.50 cubic feet
Location:
Ohio Historical Center
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE COLLECTION
In the mid to late nineteenth century there were many power and streetcar companies in Columbus, Ohio. These companies eventually merged into four surviving and/ or successor companies: the Columbus Edison Company, the Columbus Railway Company, the Columbus Light, Heat and Power Company and the Columbus Traction Company. The first step towards these companies eventually merging was the incorporation of the Columbus Railway and Light Company in 1903. This new corporation leased the Columbus Edison Company and the Columbus Railway Company. In 1907 they began leasing the Columbus Traction Company and in 1908 the Columbus Light, Heat and Power Company.
By 1914 all of the companies had merged to form the Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company. All of the electric, street car and heating companies in Columbus were then one corporation. In 1933 they reported that the Company was the largest taxpayer in the city and, with 1,509 employees, had the largest payroll of any employer in the city.
Source:
Columbus Railway, Power & Light Company. “ Questions and Answers, A Booklet of Facts about Electric Light and Street Car Service in Columbus.” Columbus, Ohio, 1933.
[ Call number 621.313 C723]