Photo ArchiveVol. 1

By the mid-twentieth century, most sizable companies and organizations documented activities and events via dedicated photographers. EPB was no exception. From company picnics to damaged power poles, everything was carefully recorded.

We are fortunate and grateful that so much of the photo archive remains — much of it in the form of medium-format film negatives. Through these photos, we can better understand and experience Chattanooga from 1939 through the 1960s.

The photos presented here are provided with permission from EPB. Images may not be republished without consent.

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Support teams inside the EPB Operations Center
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Lookout Mtn. Ice Storm Damage
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A March 1960 ice storm was especially destructive to area mountaintops
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Unique perspective
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Unique perspective
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Unique perspective
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Ridgedale Substation — Feb. 1949
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EPB 10th Anniversary
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Employees at Service Building
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Wide load transport of a transformer downtown
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1956 — All Electric Homes Billboard
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Linemen work along Main Street — early 1940s
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Shadows of Linemen
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Early Christmas Window Display — Dec. 20, 1941
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Incline Railway
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Progress in Lamp Efficiency — 1942
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February 1942
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Miss Fluorescent
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1942: Westinghouse robot and dog
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1942: Power for Victory displays
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Not for the faint of heart: Installing poles and lines alongside the Incline Railway.
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March 26, 1943 — Power for Victory window display
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Armed Forces Day Parade — May 1958
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Armed Forces Day Parade — May 1958
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Armed Forces Day Parade — May 1958
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Armed Forces Day Parade — May 1958
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Armed Forces Day Parade — May 1958
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Armed Forces Day Parade — May 1958
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Clift Street Changeover
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EPB Customer Service Desk, circa 1942
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December 1939 — Market Street — Photo by Cline
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February 1956 — Lining out the new dispatchers board
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Jim Thompson at Control Panel
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Market Street Bridge Sign
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Ode to the Chickamauga Dam: Display director Lonnie Hughes created this unique water feature and statue holding a model of the dam. It remained in the mezzanine fountain for at least 20 years.
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Rural electrification: EPB expanded distribution to locations previously unserved.
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Rural electrification: EPB expanded distribution to locations previously unserved.
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The Chattanooga Steakhouse was the last occupant of Chattanooga’s first railroad depot, the Western & Atlantic, built in 1851. The building was demolished in the 1950s. This corner of MLK Jr. Blvd. and Market Street became the site of EPB’s new headquarters in 2005.
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EPB’s original home at 6th and Market St.
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Ellis Restaurant opposite the Choo Choo featured animated neon hopping frogs.
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Neon at Night — Lawrence
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Price Used Cars — Rossville Blvd.
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Neon at Night — Rollerdrome
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Neon at Night — The Record Shop
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Town & Country Restaurant
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North Market Street
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Planters Peanuts — Brainerd Rd.