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Ottawa Electric Railway Company collection [textual record (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

1890-1917.

Reference:

R3849-0-1-E, MG28-III101

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101190

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Ottawa Electric Railway Company collection
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1890-1917.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

2 microfilm reels negative and positive.

Language of material:

English

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Collection consists of street railway scrapbooks, 1890-1917, which contain newspaper and magazine articles with regard to street railway operations in Ottawa and activities of the Ottawa City Passenger Railway Company, the Ottawa Electric Railway Company and the Ottawa Electric Street Railway Company. The scrapbooks also contain information and notices to shareholders concerning the Ottawa Car Company Ltd., and the Ottawa Porcelain and Carbon Company Limited. This material was microfilmed in 1984 and is located on microfilm reels M-7478 and M-7479.

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Ottawa Electric Railway Company

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Ottawa Electric Railway Company : The Ottawa Electric Railway Company was founded in 1893 with the amalgamation of the Ottawa City Passenger Railway Company and the Ottawa Electric Street Railway Company. The Company continued operation until it was eventually taken over by the regional municipality and its services operated under the name O-C Transpo. The Ottawa Car Company Limited was founded to manufacture cars for street railway operations and its activities continued until after the Second World War. The Company was associated with the Ottawa Electric Railway Company. Another associated company was the Ottawa Porcelain and Carbon Company which apparently failed before 1900.

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General note:

Received in 1984 from the National Capital Commission, through Dr. Edwin Welch.

Location of originals note:

The originals are located at the City of Ottawa Archives.
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Ottawa (Ont.) - Street-railroads, 1890-1917 Ottawa City Passenger Railway Company, 1890-1917

Ottawa (Ont.) - Transportation, 1890-1917 Ottawa Electric Railway Company, 1890-1917

Ottawa Car Company Ltd. - Stockholders, 1890-1917 Ottawa Electric Street Railway Company, 1890-1917

Ottawa Porcelain and Carbon Company Limited - Stockholders, 1890-1917
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MG28-III101
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Microfilm reel M-7478--M-7479

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