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- Copperplate Engraving Showing an American Omnibus of 1835-1855 - The first horse-drawn omnibuses on American streets appeared in the late 1820s. These large, enclosed vehicles provided regular, fare-based transportation on fixed routes through cities. The modern motor bus serves the same purpose in American cities today. "Omnibus" is a Latin word meaning "for all."
- 1835-1855
- Collections - Artifact
Copperplate Engraving Showing an American Omnibus of 1835-1855
The first horse-drawn omnibuses on American streets appeared in the late 1820s. These large, enclosed vehicles provided regular, fare-based transportation on fixed routes through cities. The modern motor bus serves the same purpose in American cities today. "Omnibus" is a Latin word meaning "for all."
- 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.