Mount Adams Incline Railway, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1907
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Artifact Overview
Opened in 1876, the Mount Adams Incline Railway was one of five funicular railways that operated in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 945-foot-long line carried streetcars and automobiles up and down a steep hill in the city's Mount Adams neighborhood. The incline closed in 1948. Despite proposals to repair and revive it, the railway was demolished in 1952.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1907
Subject Date
circa 1907
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.102.P.070061
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 9.75 in
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