Phoenix Utility Company records

Collection

Identifier: LaRC-228

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists primarily of 19 centimeter x 24 centimeter photographs relating to New Orleans building projects of the Phoenix Utility Company during the 1920s. These feature the construction of the Market St. Steam Electric Station Extension and they depict not only buildings and utility construction details, but also laborers. Also included in this collection are handwritten and typed daily work journals with charts, diagrams, and descriptions of public works projects. The journals, kept by Edmund B. Martin, engineer, give details of cost, labor, materials, and work done for various underground projects.

Dates

1924-1927

Creator

Phoenix Utility Company (New Orleans, La.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

The Phoenix Building Company of New Orleans worked on the construction of the Market Street Steam Electric Station extension as well as many underground projects.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged by medium, then chronologically. The collection consists of two boxes. It is 1 linear foot.

Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Edmund B. Martin. Date acquired: 10/01/1974.

Other Descriptive Information

OCLC Number: 427651178

Processing Information

Collection processed in 1973 and reprocess in 2004 by Melissa Smith.

Subjects

Martin, Edmund B.
Construction projects -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Journals (accounts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
New Orleans (La) -- Buildings, structures, etc Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
New Orleans (La) -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Notebooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photograph albums Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
Public utilities -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Public works -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings