Order of Railway Conductors
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The Order of Railway Conductors of America was a labor union that represented train conductors in the United States. It has its origins in the Conductors Union founded in 1868. Later it extended membe
Cover of the January 1885 issue of Railway Conductor's Monthly.
This ORC membership card for 1912 features a perforated serial number reminiscent of the train tickets punched by conductors.
Edgar E. Clark
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Edgar Erastus Clark was an American attorney, railway union official, and government employee. The chief executive of the Order of Railway Conductors for more than 15 years, Clark served on the Inters
Order of Railway Conductors
…Grand Chief George W. Howard recommended consolidation with the Order of Railway conductors. The rival Brotherhood was absorbed into the order. In 1888 Edgar E. Clark had been elected Grand Senior Conductor of the order. In 1890 he became Grand Chief Conductor of the Order. Clark would head the union until 1906…
Clark in 1915
Clark's former residence (left) in the Dupont Circle residence of Washington, D.C.