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B/W print; Charles Tyson Yerkes (1837-1905) in his office, 1900

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1998/57854
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Charles Tyson Yerkes sitting at his desk on 17 November 1900. Yerkes was an unorthodox, American entrepreneur and transport speculator who succeeded in developing London's Edwardian Underground system by financing three Underground lines: the Bakerloo, Piccadilly, and Northern lines. He also financed the conversion of the District line from steam to electric power. Having raised the capital and obtained parliamentary authorisation for these projects, Yerkes created the Underground Electric Railways of London (UERL). thoough he died in 1905, before any of the new raiwlays opened.
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17 Nov 1900
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  • B/w print
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