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- Horse-Drawn Omnibus on Fifth Avenue, New York City, circa 1900 - Fifth Avenue residents opposed streetcar lines, claiming the vehicles were too quick and quiet to safely share the street with pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic. As an alternative, the Fifth Avenue Coach Company ran omnibuses like the one in this Detroit Publishing Company photograph. The fleet was replaced by gasoline-driven motor coaches in 1907.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Horse-Drawn Omnibus on Fifth Avenue, New York City, circa 1900
Fifth Avenue residents opposed streetcar lines, claiming the vehicles were too quick and quiet to safely share the street with pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic. As an alternative, the Fifth Avenue Coach Company ran omnibuses like the one in this Detroit Publishing Company photograph. The fleet was replaced by gasoline-driven motor coaches in 1907.
- First Howard Johnson's Restaurant, Wollaston, Quincy, Massachusetts, 1925 -
- 1925
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First Howard Johnson's Restaurant, Wollaston, Quincy, Massachusetts, 1925
- Milk Delivery Wagon on a City Street in Winter, circa 1865 -
- circa 1865
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Milk Delivery Wagon on a City Street in Winter, circa 1865
- Farr Bros. Appliance Store, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1935-1950 - Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. This Depression-era appliance store features the newest wringer-washers, radios, and electric refrigerators and ranges -- along with the promise that only $1.00 down payment is needed to take home a new purchase.
- 1935-1950
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Farr Bros. Appliance Store, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1935-1950
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. This Depression-era appliance store features the newest wringer-washers, radios, and electric refrigerators and ranges -- along with the promise that only $1.00 down payment is needed to take home a new purchase.
- Main Street, Williamsburg, Ohio, 1927 - In the first part of the 20th century, hard surfaced roadways existed only in cities. Even the main thoroughfares in more sizeable towns were often wide, packed dirt paths. Automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles shared this dusty road in Williamsburg, Ohio, thirty miles east of Cincinnati.
- 1927
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Main Street, Williamsburg, Ohio, 1927
In the first part of the 20th century, hard surfaced roadways existed only in cities. Even the main thoroughfares in more sizeable towns were often wide, packed dirt paths. Automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles shared this dusty road in Williamsburg, Ohio, thirty miles east of Cincinnati.
- Harvey Firestone, Harvey Firestone, Jr., and Henry Ford outside Harkrader Auto Supply, Bristol, Virginia, 1918 -
- 1918
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Harvey Firestone, Harvey Firestone, Jr., and Henry Ford outside Harkrader Auto Supply, Bristol, Virginia, 1918
- Magnavox Storefront, circa 1920 -
- circa 1920
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Magnavox Storefront, circa 1920
- East Side of Woodward Avenue at Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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East Side of Woodward Avenue at Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1890
- "Tremont Street, Looking South," Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many North American scenes. Keith's Theatre, the narrow, ornate building in this street view, was an elegant vaudeville playhouse. It also projected Boston's first film using Thomas Edison's Vistascope in 1896.
- circa 1905
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"Tremont Street, Looking South," Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many North American scenes. Keith's Theatre, the narrow, ornate building in this street view, was an elegant vaudeville playhouse. It also projected Boston's first film using Thomas Edison's Vistascope in 1896.
- Five and Dime Store, circa 1895 - Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867, and people soon preferred these photographic prints on cardboard stock to the earlier, smaller cartes-de-visite. American commonly collected and exchanged cabinet photographs through the early 1900s. This example, made in a New York City studio around 1895, shows people outside a five and dime store.
- circa 1895
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Five and Dime Store, circa 1895
Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867, and people soon preferred these photographic prints on cardboard stock to the earlier, smaller cartes-de-visite. American commonly collected and exchanged cabinet photographs through the early 1900s. This example, made in a New York City studio around 1895, shows people outside a five and dime store.