"San Francisco's Cable Cars," circa 1950
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Artifact Overview
San Francisco installed its first cable railway in 1873. Cars were pulled by an underground cable powered from a central station. Other cities built similar railways, but most removed their complex cable-based systems once electric streetcars became practical. San Francisco kept three cable car lines, which worked well on the city's hilly streets. They remain a beloved community symbol.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1950
Subject Date
circa 1950
Creator Notes
Published by Mike Roberts Color Productions, Berkeley, California; distributed by Geo. H. Eberhard Company, San Francisco, California.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.9.1.1515
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dorothy Guimaraes.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Photomechanical processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in (folded)
Width: 5.5 in (folded)
Inscriptions
Text on back reads:
SAN FRANCISCO'S CABLE CARS / Crossing at California and Powell Sts. are tow of / San Francisco's famed cable cars. Looking down / California a portion of the San Francisco-Oakland / Bay Bridge an be seen in the distance.
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