Trolley from South Natick, Massachusetts, circa 1915

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Artifact Overview

The Natick Electric Street Railway was chartered in 1891 to provide streetcar service in suburban Natick, Massachusetts. Absorbed into the Middlesex and Boston Street Railway in 1907, it became part of an extensive trolley network in and around the Boston metropolitan area. Trolley service in Natick ended in 1930 as the streetcars were replaced with buses.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1915

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.72.946

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Richard J.S. Gutman Diner Collection.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Photographic processes

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Trolley from South Natick, Massachusetts, circa 1915