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- "The Boston and Cambridge New Horse Railroad," 1856 - This wood engraving depicts the early horse-drawn railroads in 1856 that ran from Boston through Cambridge to Mount Auburn in Massachusetts. The print was originally engraved by printmaker John Andrew for the publication "Ballou's Pictorial."
- 1856
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"The Boston and Cambridge New Horse Railroad," 1856
This wood engraving depicts the early horse-drawn railroads in 1856 that ran from Boston through Cambridge to Mount Auburn in Massachusetts. The print was originally engraved by printmaker John Andrew for the publication "Ballou's Pictorial."
- "Metropolitan Horse Railroad, Tremont Street, Boston," 1856 - City people used streetcars to get to work, do errands, and enjoy leisure activities. But they had to travel on the streetcar's schedule rather than their own.
- 1856
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"Metropolitan Horse Railroad, Tremont Street, Boston," 1856
City people used streetcars to get to work, do errands, and enjoy leisure activities. But they had to travel on the streetcar's schedule rather than their own.
- Jones Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1875 - The horse-drawn streetcar was an important means of public transportation in 19th-century American cities. New York's Brooklyn City Railroad ran this car on its line between Hunters Point in Long Island City, and Erie Basin in South Brooklyn. But horses were expensive to stable and feed -- and messy too. Operators embraced electric streetcars starting in the late 1880s.
- circa 1875
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Jones Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1875
The horse-drawn streetcar was an important means of public transportation in 19th-century American cities. New York's Brooklyn City Railroad ran this car on its line between Hunters Point in Long Island City, and Erie Basin in South Brooklyn. But horses were expensive to stable and feed -- and messy too. Operators embraced electric streetcars starting in the late 1880s.
- Horsecar, "The Ormond," Florida's East Coast, circa 1905 - Oil magnate Henry Flagler was committed to developing Florida's east coast. He built resorts, industries, and communities and connected the region via the Florida East Coast Railway. Flagler's railway eventually stretched from Jacksonville in the northeast to the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. Around 1900, horsecars like this one in Ormond Beach carried passengers to and from local railway depots.
- circa 1905
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Horsecar, "The Ormond," Florida's East Coast, circa 1905
Oil magnate Henry Flagler was committed to developing Florida's east coast. He built resorts, industries, and communities and connected the region via the Florida East Coast Railway. Flagler's railway eventually stretched from Jacksonville in the northeast to the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. Around 1900, horsecars like this one in Ormond Beach carried passengers to and from local railway depots.
- Horse-Drawn Streetcar in Superior, Wisconsin, circa 1890 - Pulled by one horse, this streetcar is typical of city railroads in the United States during the 1880s. Urban areas built these rail systems to deal with heavy traffic and provide a quick way of getting about town. Traveling on a cold winter day inside a street car provided some comfort to passengers who could pay the fare.
- circa 1890
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Horse-Drawn Streetcar in Superior, Wisconsin, circa 1890
Pulled by one horse, this streetcar is typical of city railroads in the United States during the 1880s. Urban areas built these rail systems to deal with heavy traffic and provide a quick way of getting about town. Traveling on a cold winter day inside a street car provided some comfort to passengers who could pay the fare.
- Two Story Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1859 - In the mid-1800s, horse-drawn streetcars provided a convenient and affordable way to get around a growing city. These streetcars traveled the main urban thoroughfares and took passengers to their workplaces, local shops and businesses, parks and other destinations. This print shows a double-deck streetcar which could carry more passenger.
- circa 1859
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Two Story Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1859
In the mid-1800s, horse-drawn streetcars provided a convenient and affordable way to get around a growing city. These streetcars traveled the main urban thoroughfares and took passengers to their workplaces, local shops and businesses, parks and other destinations. This print shows a double-deck streetcar which could carry more passenger.
- "The Haddon Car," 1859 - Horse-drawn streetcars provided a convenient and affordable way to get around a growing city. These streetcars traveled the main urban thoroughfares and took passengers to their workplaces, local shops and businesses, parks and other destinations. Alexander Easton designed the "Haddon Car" for the Camden Haddonfield Passenger Railway in New Jersey. He later helped organize the Toronto (Canada) Street Railway in 1861.
- 1859
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"The Haddon Car," 1859
Horse-drawn streetcars provided a convenient and affordable way to get around a growing city. These streetcars traveled the main urban thoroughfares and took passengers to their workplaces, local shops and businesses, parks and other destinations. Alexander Easton designed the "Haddon Car" for the Camden Haddonfield Passenger Railway in New Jersey. He later helped organize the Toronto (Canada) Street Railway in 1861.
- "Street Railroad Car, New Orleans," 1855 - This 1855 wood engraving depicts a two-story horse-drawn street car on rails operating in New Orleans, Louisiana. A unique and primitive early example of a streetcar, it was designed to solely operate within the limits of one city.
- 1855
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"Street Railroad Car, New Orleans," 1855
This 1855 wood engraving depicts a two-story horse-drawn street car on rails operating in New Orleans, Louisiana. A unique and primitive early example of a streetcar, it was designed to solely operate within the limits of one city.
- Horse-Drawn Streetcar, "Seattle and Vicinity," Seattle, Washington, circa 1890 - People living in growing cities needed affordable public transportation to carry them to places they couldn't reach easily on foot. By the mid-1800s, horse-drawn streetcars called horsecars traveled over fixed rails on set schedules. As long as the route and timetable fit their needs, riders could take this Seattle horsecar to and from places of work, shops, or leisure destinations.
- circa 1890
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Horse-Drawn Streetcar, "Seattle and Vicinity," Seattle, Washington, circa 1890
People living in growing cities needed affordable public transportation to carry them to places they couldn't reach easily on foot. By the mid-1800s, horse-drawn streetcars called horsecars traveled over fixed rails on set schedules. As long as the route and timetable fit their needs, riders could take this Seattle horsecar to and from places of work, shops, or leisure destinations.
- Baltimore Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1870 - This circa 1870 color lithograph depicts two businesses in Baltimore, Maryland. On the left, two horse-drawn carts are parked in front of Hugh Bolton & Company's glass, oil, and paint establishment, and on the right, a horse-drawn railcar moves swiftly past J.D. Mason & Company's "Patent Steam Bakery."
- circa 1870
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Baltimore Horse-Drawn Streetcar, circa 1870
This circa 1870 color lithograph depicts two businesses in Baltimore, Maryland. On the left, two horse-drawn carts are parked in front of Hugh Bolton & Company's glass, oil, and paint establishment, and on the right, a horse-drawn railcar moves swiftly past J.D. Mason & Company's "Patent Steam Bakery."