Horse-Drawn Streetcar in Superior, Wisconsin, circa 1890

Summary

Pulled by one horse, this streetcar is typical of city railroads in the United States during the 1880s. Urban areas built these rail systems to deal with heavy traffic and provide a quick way of getting about town. Traveling on a cold winter day inside a street car provided some comfort to passengers who could pay the fare.

Pulled by one horse, this streetcar is typical of city railroads in the United States during the 1880s. Urban areas built these rail systems to deal with heavy traffic and provide a quick way of getting about town. Traveling on a cold winter day inside a street car provided some comfort to passengers who could pay the fare.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1890

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

00.1334.133

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in

Width: 9.5 in

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