The Story of the Trolley Car by Frank J. Sprague, 1905
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Artifact Overview
Frank Julian Sprague (1857-1934) was an inventor, engineer, and entrepreneur. Sprague, after serving in the U.S. Navy and working for Thomas Edison, developed an electric motor to power streetcars. His motor would transform public transportation. In 1887, he built the first successful, large-scale electric street railway system in Richmond, Virginia. This simply bound volume contains magazine article reprints written by Sprague about early electric railways.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Article
Date Made
July 1905-August 1905
Creator Notes
Two articles reprinted from The Century Magazine, Vol. LXX: No. 3 July 1905 (p. 434) and No. 4 August 1905 (p. 512).
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2005.0.32.144
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Green
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 9.875 in
Width: 7 in
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