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- Letter from the John Stephenson Company, 1871 - A letter, written on behalf of John Stephenson in 1871, asks photographer J.H. Beal to photograph a "new 'city' car" "as soon as possible." In 1833, Stephenson invented and patented the first streetcar to run on rails in the United States. The stationery includes an engraving of one of John Stephenson's streetcars.
- March 22, 1871
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from the John Stephenson Company, 1871
A letter, written on behalf of John Stephenson in 1871, asks photographer J.H. Beal to photograph a "new 'city' car" "as soon as possible." In 1833, Stephenson invented and patented the first streetcar to run on rails in the United States. The stationery includes an engraving of one of John Stephenson's streetcars.