Electric Street Railroad Car on Holmes Road, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, circa 1910
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Interurban railways were electric trains with features of both streetcars and passenger trains. They were lifelines between small towns and cities starting in the 1880s. This interurban ran through Western Massachusetts in the 1910s.
Interurban railways were electric trains with features of both streetcars and passenger trains. They were lifelines between small towns and cities starting in the 1880s. This interurban ran through Western Massachusetts in the 1910s.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1910
Subject Date
circa 1910
Creators
Glover, L. S. (Lycurgus S.), 1858-1935
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Photograph taken by Lycurgus Glover, published by Detroit Publishing Co.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.039888
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9.5 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten on back in pencil: Holmes Road / Pittsfield Mass. Handwritten on back in grease pencil: X 039888 Ink stamp on back reads: THIS IS A PRELIMINARY AND INCOMPLETE PROOF; / THE SOLE PROPERTY OF DETROIT PUBLISHING / CO. WHICH RESERVES ALL RIGHTS OF USE. / IT IS LOANED ON EXPRESS CONDITION OF BEING RE- / TURNED FOR CORRECTION WITHOUT PUBLICATION On back: Photographer's negative number: 7250 / G
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