Register of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company Photo Album c.1909
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number Ms2003-002
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Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company Photo Album must be obtained from the Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
Roanoke Railway and Electric Company Photo Album, Ms2003-002 - Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Alternative Form
The Special Collections Imagebasecontains digital images of the album's contents.
Biographical/Historical Information
The Roanoke Railway and Electric Company, founded around 1901, succeeded the Roanoke Street Railway Company. An affiliate of the Lynchburg Traction and Light Company, the RR&E operated a trolley line and provided electricity in the Roanoke area. The company's trolley line was abandoned in 1948.
Scope and Content Information
The Roanoke Railway and Electric Company Photo Album is a single item. Titled "Roanoke Railway and Electric Co. and Roanoke, Virginia," the album contains 42 images of the company's buildings and tracks, as well as other scenic views in the Roanoke area (including Mountain Park and a bird's-eye view of the city). Most of the images are undated, but a few are dated from 1907 to 1909.