1954: Christmas Dolls Display
Chattanooga’s newly redesigned Lovell Field — August 1964
Inside the Brock Candy Company — 1952
Brock Candy Company on Chestnut Street — 1952
S. R. Finley
EPB’s first employee, S. R. Finley, threw the switch that opened the Riverside Substation in January 1939, signaling the beginning of EPB’s power distribution.
Shown here at his retirement ceremony in September 1963, Finley is presented with the first residential power meter installed by EPB.
Finley’s leadership did not end with retirement. He became Chairman of the Board of EPB that same year.
1906: A pre-EPB view at 6th and Market Streets with repairs underway by crews of the Chattanooga Electric Company.
Data processing at EPB — 1978
EPB’s Display Department readies the 1964 Christmas windows, a tradition that continues today.
EPB’s Display Department in action — 1958
May 1962: One of many restaurants that EPB employee Don Mills advised for commercial electric needs.
Employee Night during the 20th Anniversary Celebration — 1959
First power bills generated with the IBM system — circa 1952
January 1973 Ice Storm: Directing resources at EPB
Inside McKee Bakery — 1958
February 1972 — New Substation and Underground Department Building. Decades later it would become EPB’s Network Operations Center.
Electric meter testing — 1954
The glow of neon signs: Holsum Bread
