Durham Public Service Company Car Barn and Bus Garage

Abstract/Description: The Durham Public Service Company not only operated Durham's transportation system, but furnished the city with ice and electricity. There was also a downtown store selling electrical appliances for the home. Duke Power Company later took over the electrical and transportation facilities. Public Service Company of North Carolina is the name now used by the distributor of natural gas for the city. The building was built in 1902 on the north side of East Main Street in the 600 block.
Subject(s): Durham County (N.C.)
Date Created: circa 1930
1930%
Title: Durham Public Service Company Car Barn and Bus Garage.
Name(s): Parnell, Alvin T., 1899-1986
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: circa 1930
1930%
Physical Form: photographs
Abstract/Description: The Durham Public Service Company not only operated Durham's transportation system, but furnished the city with ice and electricity. There was also a downtown store selling electrical appliances for the home. Duke Power Company later took over the electrical and transportation facilities. Public Service Company of North Carolina is the name now used by the distributor of natural gas for the city. The building was built in 1902 on the north side of East Main Street in the 600 block.
Identifier(s): NCC.0055 (CollectionNumber)
NCC_0055_1862 (Identifier)
NCC_0055_1862.TIF (FileName)
of013 (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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