United Electric Car Company photographs. ca. 1915-1920.

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United Electric Car Company photographs. ca. 1915-1920.

The United Electric Car Company photographs consist of ten black and white albumen pictures of trams manufactured by the United Electric Car Company of Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom, circa 1915-1920. The bulk of the images are of tram cars produced for English cities, but there are also photographs of trams in cities in Uruguay, Philippines, Argentina, and Australia. All photographs are embossed with "E. Hoole Photo, Preston" in the lower right or left hand corner. Some photographs are stamped in red on the verso with "The United Electric Car Company, LTD. Preston."

10 photographs : albumen, b&w ; 24 x 29.2 cm. or smaller.

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United Electric Car Company.

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The United Electric Car Company was a tram car manufacturer based in Preston, Lancashire, England at the turn of the twentieth century. The company manufactured and supplied street cars or trolleys to urban transportation companies around the world including in cities in Argentina, Australia, Uruguay, and the United Kingdom. The company was purchased by a Glasgow, Scotland based locomotive and tram car manufacturer Dick, Kerr & Co. in 1917 and one year later in 1918 merged with the English E...

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The United Electric Car Company was a tram car manufacturer based in Preston, Lancashire, England at the turn of the twentieth century. The company manufactured and supplied street cars or trolleys to urban transportation companies around the world including in cities in Argentina, Australia, Uruguay, and Great Britain. The company was purchased by a Glasgow, Scotland based locomotive and tram car manufacturer Dick, Kerr & Co. in 1917 and one year later in 1918 merged with the English Electr...

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