Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft Company Photographs

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft Company Photographs, Ms1987-037, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box
Abstract:
Photograph album contains 202 images from the Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft Company factory in Berlin, Germany, showing factory interior and exterior views, a cable car, and various company products, including meters and generators.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft Company Photographs, Ms1987-037, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a single photograph album containing photos from the Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft Company Photographs (also Union Elektricitaets-Gesellschaft Company) of Berlin, Germany. The photos include both interior and exterior views of the company's factory and many of its products, including meters, dynamos, and a cable car.

Biographical / historical:

The Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft Company Photographs (also Union Elektricitaets-Gesellschaft Company or UEG) of Berlin originated in the United States in January 1892 when the Thomson-Houston Electric Company founded the UEG as its subsidiary in Germany. Six months later, Thomson-Houston merged with Edison General Electric Company to form General Electric.

UEG designed, manufactured, and operated electric trams throughout the world. The company also manufactured electric locomotives for railways. On July 1, 1903, UEG combined with the Allgemeinen Elektritaets-Gesellschaft (AEG), forming AEG Union, which, in turn, merged into Aktiengesellschaft fur Elektrische Industrie (ELIN) in 1959.

Acquisition information:
The Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft Company Photographs were purchased by Special Collections prior to 1988.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the Union Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft Company Photographs Photographs commenced and was completed in April, 2018.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Science and Technology
Railroad