Men Posed by Fort Collins Municipal Railway Car #26, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1935
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Before coming to the Henry Ford Museum, Streetcar 26 - a "Birney Safety Car" - operated on the Fort Collins Municipal Railway. Birneys were light, required only one operator, and featured built-in safety precautions. They worked well as a form of transit in the small Colorado city.
Before coming to the Henry Ford Museum, Streetcar 26 - a "Birney Safety Car" - operated on the Fort Collins Municipal Railway. Birneys were light, required only one operator, and featured built-in safety precautions. They worked well as a form of transit in the small Colorado city.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1935
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.O.12597
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 6.25 in
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