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Duke Power Company bus tokens

 Collection — Box: 10 - Small Collections, Folder: 15, Folder: 1
Identifier: NCC-0256

Scope and Contents

Two metal tokens inscribed with the Duke Power Company logo and a letter from their donor form the collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1941 - 1980

Creator

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Copyright Notice

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.

Administrative History

Durham local public transit began in the late 1800s with a horse drawn trolley. Durham Street Railway Company operated from 1891 to 1902, the Durham Traction Company operated from 1902 to 1913, and the Durham Public Service Company operated from 1921 to 1943. Buses replaced street cars in 1930. In the early 1940s the Duke Power Company took over management of the city's bus system from the Durham Public Service Company. The same or similar style of bus token was used in Charlotte and other North Carolina and South Carolina cities.

Extent

1 Folder

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of C.F. Stutts

Title
Finding Aid for the Duke Duke Power Company Bus Tokens
Status
Completed
Author
Various processors
Date
2019 January 19
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the North Carolina Collection Repository

Contact:
300 N. Roxboro Street
Durham NC 27701 United States
919-560-0171