Ice Department

Abstract/Description: Photo is of large drive-in warehouse just off railroad tracks. A later photo shows this to be the location not only of the 'Light and Power' sign, but also of the Durham Traction Company, Durham's trolley company. This building was replaced by the Duke Power Marketing building in the 1970s. It faced what is now Vivian Street on the corner of Blackwell. The American Tobacco complex on Blackwell Street is in the right background of the photograph.
Subject(s): Durham County (N.C.)
Date Created: circa 1920
1920%
Title: Ice Department.
Name(s): Parnell, Alvin T., 1899-1986
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: circa 1920
1920%
Physical Form: photographs
Abstract/Description: Photo is of large drive-in warehouse just off railroad tracks. A later photo shows this to be the location not only of the 'Light and Power' sign, but also of the Durham Traction Company, Durham's trolley company. This building was replaced by the Duke Power Marketing building in the 1970s. It faced what is now Vivian Street on the corner of Blackwell. The American Tobacco complex on Blackwell Street is in the right background of the photograph.
Identifier(s): NCC.0055 (CollectionNumber)
NCC_0055_1810 (Identifier)
NCC_0055_1810.TIF (FileName)
oe016 (Legacy)
Note(s):

Preferred Citation: Item description, identifier (if applicable), Box and Folder information. Durham historical photograph collection (NCC.0055). North Carolina Collection, Durham County Library, NC.
Subject(s): Durham County (N.C.)
Restrictions on Access: Copyright Not Evaluated
Usage Statement: Item attributed to the Alvin T. Parnell photographs, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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