Cable Car on Madison Street, Seattle, Washington, circa 1905

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Artifact Overview

The Madison Street cable car line carried passengers between Elliot Bay and Lake Washington. At the end of the line, Madison Park offered paying riders a boathouse, piers, bandstand, baseball and football fields, and even a beer hall. This helped make the Madison Street line especially popular during summer weekends.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1905

Creator Notes

Original photography attributed to William Henry Jackson.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.3905

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: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Cable Car on Madison Street, Seattle, Washington, circa 1905