The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections The University of Toledo Finding Aid Toledo Edison Collection MSS-082 |
Size: Approximately 90 linear ft.
Provenance: Received from the Toledo Edison Company
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Completed by: April S. Dougal and Jamie L. Wraight; Revised by Tamara Jones, February 2007
Brief Company History
1853 |
September 25. Toledo Gas Light & Coke Co., Toledo's first utility, incorporated. |
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1860 |
November 20. Toledo Gas Light & Coke Co formed the first horse-drawn street railway. |
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1862 |
May 27. First horse-car line begins operation on Summit Street. |
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1879 |
October 21. Thomas Edison perfects the first incandescent light. |
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1881 |
April 28. Toledo Brush Electric & Power Co. incorporated, Toledo's first electric utility. |
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1883 |
Electricity first used to produce light in Toledo, when C.C. Warren installs light plant in the Hannah Building at Erie and Monroe Streets. The first arc light was installed at the corner outside the plant. |
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1884 |
December. Toledo Consolidated Street Railway Co., "The Big Con," organized by Albion Lang.
Four competing lines merged. |
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1889 |
April 10. Toledo Electric Street Railway Co., organized by predecessor of General Electric to demonstrate feasibility of electricity for street railway propulsion. |
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1892 |
April. Toledo Traction Co. formed by Albion Lang, succeeding "Big Con" and eventually bringing in all other concerns. |
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1898 |
Albion Lang elected president of American Street Railway Association. Water Street Station completed - four rope drive Wheelock engines - 4,000KW capacity - "sufficient to serve needs of Toledo for 25 years." |
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1901 |
June 1 - Toledo Railways & Light Co. organized bringing together all of street railway and most electric business - direct predecessor of Toledo Edison co. Albion Lang first president. Purpose: to develop inter-city electric railways, or "interurbans". |
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1903 |
Albion Lang retires. |
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1905 |
August 14 - three small gas companies merged to form Toledo Gas, Electric & Heating Co. to make an
aggressive bid for electrical business in Toledo. |
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1906 |
First turbine unit a 2,000 KW vertical generator and four 650 horse power Sterling boilers, installed in Water Street to relieve acute capacity situation. |
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1907 |
Albion Lang called back from retirement. |
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1907 |
June 1 - Rail Light bought Toledo Gas, Electric, & Heating Co. bringing together all street railway
artificial gas and hot water heat and almost all electric facilities. |
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1910 |
Willys-Overland Motors becomes first major industrial electric customer. Service includes six 50 KW transformers for lighting and three 200 KW transformers for power. |
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1911 |
Albion Lang retires and is succeeded by Frank R. Coates. |
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Auglaize Power Co. formed and work started on Defiance hydro-electric |
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1912 |
Defiance Hydro completed - 375 feet long, 22 feet high - five 1,000 KW generators. In 1953 this was still Ohio,s largest hydroelectric station. |
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1913 |
February - H. L. Doherty interests ( Cities Service Co.) purchase Rail Light. |
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1914 |
One of world's longest high tension underground systems put into operation - Water Street to
Willys-Overland. Composed of five 23,000 volt cables. |
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1915 |
Annual production passes 100 million KWH mark. |
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1916 |
Toledo Engineering Cadet School organized; 45 college engineer graduates begin training. |
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1917 |
Engineering work started on high tension belt line. |
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1918 |
March 28 - No. 1 turbine at Acme put into operation - 25,000 KW. 25 cycle. |
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1919 |
572 interurban arrivals and departures every 24 hours. |
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1920 |
Electric production - 226,295,000 KWH |
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1921 |
January 31 - Street railway property sold to Community Traction Co. |
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1922 |
October 1 - half of belt line complete - 12 miles. |
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1923 |
December 11 - #3 Westinghouse 30,000 KW turbine on line at Acme Station. |
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1924 |
September 30 - Toledo Edison purchases Defiance Gas & Electric (including Defiance hydro plant ), Swanton Light & Power, Holgate Light & Power. |
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1925 |
Peak - 78,900 KW. |
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1926 |
December 1 - Cities Service purchases Lake Shore Power Co. |
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1927 |
Five more small companies acquired. |
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1928 |
March 1 - All gas properties ( except Defiance and Delta ) sold to Ohio Fuel Gas Co. |
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1929 |
May 21 - #4 at Acme on line. 35,000 KW. |
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1930 |
Electric production - 468,679,000 KWH. |
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1930 |
Garage completed and contract let for Service Building as development of west Delaware Avenue Service Center is begun. |
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1935 |
Offices moved to former Ohio bank Bldg., Madison Ave. & Superior St. |
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1936 |
February 1 - Lake Shore Power Co. purchased, including much of present Wauseon Division. |
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1937 |
Albion Lang dies. |
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1938 |
February 5 - Toledo Edison purchases Ohio Utilities Finance Co., holder of properties now in Fremont
Division. |
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1939 |
Last passenger interurban ( Toledo & Indiana ) retired. |
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1940 |
Electric production - 642,425,000. |
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1941 |
2-way FM radio dispatching system installed - one of first in Midwest. |
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1944 |
Output passed billion KWH mark - 1,083,324,577 KWH. |
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1946 |
Charles E Ide succeeds C. L. Proctor as president. |
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1949 |
No. 6 unit installed at Acme - 90,000 KW |
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1950 |
Electric production - 1,488,881,000 KWH |
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1951 |
Replacement for old No. 2 unit installed in Acme Station - 60,000 KW. |
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1953 |
June 18 - Ground broken for new plant on Maumee Bay near Harbor View. New station to be called Bay Shore Station. |
Folder List
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S1: COMPANY FILES |
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Toledo Edison |
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Right of Way Contracts, 1911-1921 |
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Survey Report of Garage & Warehouse Centralization, May 1929 |
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Safety Performance Award, 1968 |
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Drawing and Photographs (1952, n.d.) |
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Comparative Statistics and Ratios of Electric Companies of the United States Year 1944 |
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Non-Residential Building Permits, 1950 |
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News clippings, 1938-1939 |
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News clippings, 1939-1940 |
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News clippings, 1940-1941 |
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News clippings and Promotional Materials, 1933-1937? |
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Lake Erie Power & Light Co. |
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Copies of Contracts, Bills of Sale, and Deeds |
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The Toledo Railways & Light Co. |
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Certificates of Deposit, Mortgage Gold Bonds-Nov. 15, 1912-Feb. 13, 1913 |
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Certificates of Deposit, Secured Promissory Notes-Nov. 21, 1912-Feb. 14, 1913 |
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Ordinance Book, 1892-1896 |
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Report on The Toledo Railways & Light Co., Sept. 30, 1910 |
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The Toledo Railways & Light Co. Record Book, 1901 |
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Surplus Account Records, July 1, 1901-Nov. 30, 1917 |
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Underground & Line Dept. Repair Requests, 1912-1913 |
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War Labor Board Hearing, May 12, 1919 |
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The Toledo Traction Co. |
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Ledger, n.d. |
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Meeting Minutes, April 26, 1895 |
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Miscellaneous Files (other companies) |
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Miscellaneous Contracts and Agreements |
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Ordinance Book, 1885-1895 |
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S2: OVERSIZE MATERIALS |
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Blueprints (Plaza Alterations, Headquarters Facilities) * |
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Plaza Arrangement Sketch |
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8th Floor Roof and Garden Plumbing (3 copies) |
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Toledo Edison Tenant Improvement-8th Floor First Aid Toilet Rm. and Cabinetry (3 copies) |
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Customer Service Plaza Level (5 copies) |
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Plaza Arrangement Sketches |
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Typical 3rd Fl.-7th Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Plan |
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Plaza Floor Heating,Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Plan |
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Mechanical Equipment Schedules and Legend |
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7th Floor Electrical Plan |
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Plaza Level Electrical Plan |
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1st Floor Plan (4 copies) |
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Plaza Level Lighting Plan |
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Drawings & Photographs |
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Bay Shore Station, 1955 photo (unframed) |
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Bay Shore Station boiler (drawing, unframed) |
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Bay Shore Station-Unit No. 4 (drawing, unframed) |
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Sketch, unknown station (framed) |
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John H. Barker (employee) portrait (framed) |
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Convention, Henry L. Doherty & Co., New York, NY (framed) |
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The Doherty Special-Bartlesville, OK, May 5, 1919 (framed) |
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Doherty Executives Conference-Kansas City, MO., Dec. 1-3, 1924 (framed) |
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Doherty Securities Tour-Bartlesville, OK, Sept. 24, 1929 (framed) |
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Library(?) (date and location unknown, unframed) |
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Unknown Power Station (unframed) |
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Maps (Northwest Ohio & Lake Erie Islands) * |
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Plat Maps (aerial photographs) * |
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BVG-7T-198 (12-1-57) |
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BVG-7T-183 (12-1-57) |
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BVG-7T-177 (12-1-57) |
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BVG-7T-175 (12-1-57) |
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BVG-7T-178 (12-1-57) |
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BVG-7T-179 (12-1-57) |
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BVG-7T-180 (12-1-57) |
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BVG-7T-176 (12-1-57) |
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BVJ-1EE-78 (5-17-64) (5 copies; copy 5 in roll 7) |
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BVJ-1EE-81 (5-17-64) |
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BVJ-1EE-82 (5-17-64) |
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BVJ-1EE-123 (5-17-64) |
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BVJ-1EE-124 (5-17-64) |
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BVJ-1EE-126 (5-17-64) |
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BVJ-1EE-128 (5-17-64) |
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BVJ-1EE-136 (5-17-64) |
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BVJ-2EE-194 (5-18-64) |
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BVJ-2EE-202 (5-18-64) |
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BVJ-2EE-185 (5-18-64) |
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BVJ-2EE-192 (5-18-64) |
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BVJ-2EE-183 (5-18-64) |
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BVJ-2EE-204 (5-18-64) |
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BVJ-1EE-26 (5-17-64) |
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BVJ-1EE-70 (5-17-64) (2 copies) |
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BVJ-1EE-28 (5-17-64) |
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BVJ-1EE-138 (5-17-64) |
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BVJ-1EE-78 (5-17-64) (copy 5) |
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BVJ-1EE-140 (5-17-64) |
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BVJ-1EE-134 (5-17-64) |
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BVJ-1EE-77 (5-17-64) |
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BVJ-1EE-79 (5-17-64) |
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Plat Maps (unrolled) |
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BVG-1T-97 (5-7-57) |
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BVG-4T-180 (6-20-57) |
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BVG-4T-193 (6-20-57) |
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BVG-4T-178 (6-20-57) |
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BVG-7T-181 (12-1-57) |
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BVG-7T-182 (12-1-57) |
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BVJ-1EE-69 (5-17-64) |
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BVG-1T-93 (5-7-57) |
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BVG-1T-94 (5-7-57) |
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BVG-1T-95 (5-7-57) |
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BVG-4T-179 (6-20-57) |
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BVG-5T-36 (6-20-57 |
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BVG-1T-96 (5-7-57) |
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Scrapbooks |
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1894-1896 |
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1896-1901 |
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1901-1903 |
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1903 |
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1903 |
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1903 |
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1903-1904 |
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1904-1905 |
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1906-1907 |
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1906-1907 |
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1907, 1909 |
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1907 |
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1907-1909 |
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1909-1910 |
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1910-1911 |
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1910-1911 |
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1911-1912 |
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1913-1914 |
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1913-1914 |
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1913-1914 |
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1914 |
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1914-1915 |
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1914-1915 |
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1915 |
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1915-1916 |
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1915-1916 |
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1916-1918 |
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1918-1919 |
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1919 |
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1919 |
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1919 |
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1919-1920 |
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1919-1920 |
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1920 |
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1920 |
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1920-1921 |
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1920-1921 |
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1920-1921 |
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1921 |
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1921-1924 |
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1924-1925 |
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1924-1927 |
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1925-1931 |
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1927-1938 |
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1927-1940 |
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1948-1951 |
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1951-1954 |
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1951-1955 |
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1955-1963 |
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1957-1959 |
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1959-1960 |
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1960 |
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1960-1971 |
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1961-1963 |
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1962-1963 |
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1963 |
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1963-1969 |
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1965 Columbia Gas |
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1965 Total Electric Award |
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1967 |
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1967-1968 |
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1968-1970 |
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1969 |
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1969 |
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1969 |
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1970-1972 |
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1971 |
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1972 |
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1972 |
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1972 |
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Other Oversize* |
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The Toledo Edison Co. Family Tree (diagram) |
#=located on ranges 3 & 4
^=located on top of ranges 65 & 66
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Additional note: drawings,
photographs, and unrolled plat maps are folios