"Metropolitan Horse Railroad, Tremont Street, Boston," 1856

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Artifact Overview

City people used streetcars to get to work, do errands, and enjoy leisure activities. But they had to travel on the streetcar's schedule rather than their own.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Date Made

1856

Subject Date

1856

Creator Notes

Made for publication in Gleason's Weekly, Boston, Massachusetts.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

82.129.814

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)
Wood engraving (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.125 in (Does not include mat)
Width: 11 in (Does not include mat)

Inscriptions

Printed under image: METROPOLITAN HORSE RAILROAD, TREMONT STREET, BOSTON. Verso: Museum of Science and Industry (Founded by Julius Rosenwald) Chicago, Illinois