Nachod Signal Company photographs
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Nachod Signal Company photographs
- Date
- circa 1910 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.07 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- gelatin silver prints
- Railroads -- Kentucky.
- Street-railroads -- Kentucky.
- Nachod Signal Company, Inc.
- Preferred Citation
- 2021av002: [identification of item], Nachod Signal Company photographs, circa 1910, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The Nachod Automatic Signal System was used by electric railways and trolleys throughout the country and was operated by the movement of the car itself. This technology was patented in 1906 by the Nachod Signal Co. of Louisville, Kentucky, and was much safer than signals operated by car crews, hence the Company's slogan "Nachod Spells Safety."
- Scope and Content
- Nachod Signal Company photographs (dated circa 1910; 0.07 cubic feet; 1 box) consists of five silver gelatin photographs depicting the Nachod Signal Company's automatic signals on railways in Louisville, Kentucky. All photographs are framed with "Nachod Spells Safety" on the top of the frame and "Compliments of Nachod Signal Co., Inc. Louisville, KY" on the bottom of the frame. The photographs depict the signals mounted on posts in different locals in Louisville, Kentucky.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Nachod Automatic Signal along railways in Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1910s
Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
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Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
Contact SCRC with questions.
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