Transportation certificates, 1937-1980.

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Transportation certificates, 1937-1980.

1937-1980

This series contains the official and extant copies of certificates issued to intrastate common carriers by the Florida Public Service Commission and its predecessor agencies from 1937 to 1980. The records document the Commission's issuance of certificates to common carriers whose functions were to provide services of public convenience and necessity.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7341510

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Florida Public Utilities Commission

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Florida Public Service Commission

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Railroad Commission of the State of Florida

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