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- "Jefferson Market, Sixth Avenue, New York City," 1857 - 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. In this 1857 print, riders get on and off a streetcar at New York's Jefferson Market, while another streetcar approaches from down the street.
- 1857
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"Jefferson Market, Sixth Avenue, New York City," 1857
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. In this 1857 print, riders get on and off a streetcar at New York's Jefferson Market, while another streetcar approaches from down the street.
- Electric Street Railroad Car on Holmes Road, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, circa 1910 - Interurban railways were electric trains with features of both streetcars and passenger trains. They were lifelines between small towns and cities starting in the 1880s. This interurban ran through Western Massachusetts in the 1910s.
- circa 1910
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Electric Street Railroad Car on Holmes Road, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, circa 1910
Interurban railways were electric trains with features of both streetcars and passenger trains. They were lifelines between small towns and cities starting in the 1880s. This interurban ran through Western Massachusetts in the 1910s.
- Street Car on Atlanta & Edgewood Street Railway, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1890 - The Atlanta and Edgewood Street Railway Company introduced Atlanta's first electric streetcars in 1889. With oak interiors and plate glass windows, they were far fancier than the city's horse-drawn cars. Unlike existing lines that provided a cheap, practical way to get around, Edgewood Avenue service offered comfortable transportation for residents of Inman Park, a planned neighborhood east of downtown.
- circa 1890
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Street Car on Atlanta & Edgewood Street Railway, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1890
The Atlanta and Edgewood Street Railway Company introduced Atlanta's first electric streetcars in 1889. With oak interiors and plate glass windows, they were far fancier than the city's horse-drawn cars. Unlike existing lines that provided a cheap, practical way to get around, Edgewood Avenue service offered comfortable transportation for residents of Inman Park, a planned neighborhood east of downtown.
- Interior of Power House, Indianapolis Street Railway, 1899 - Established in 1864, the Indianapolis Street Railway began converting from mule power to electricity in 1890. Its first powerhouse, located at a mule barn, was supplemented by a new facility at West Washington and Brush streets in 1894. The new plant's boilers initially burned natural gas and oil, but they were converted to burn coal in 1898.
- 1899
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Interior of Power House, Indianapolis Street Railway, 1899
Established in 1864, the Indianapolis Street Railway began converting from mule power to electricity in 1890. Its first powerhouse, located at a mule barn, was supplemented by a new facility at West Washington and Brush streets in 1894. The new plant's boilers initially burned natural gas and oil, but they were converted to burn coal in 1898.
- Streetcars, Plymouth, Massachusetts, circa 1890 - Streetcars offered a convenient, practical, and affordable way to get around cities. Electric streetcars like these -- which operated in Plymouth, Massachusetts -- became common as cities built power stations in the late 1800s. They could carry more passengers and were cheaper and cleaner to operate than their horse-drawn predecessors.
- circa 1890
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Streetcars, Plymouth, Massachusetts, circa 1890
Streetcars offered a convenient, practical, and affordable way to get around cities. Electric streetcars like these -- which operated in Plymouth, Massachusetts -- became common as cities built power stations in the late 1800s. They could carry more passengers and were cheaper and cleaner to operate than their horse-drawn predecessors.
- Inman Park Streetcar #8, Atlanta & Edgewood Street Railway, circa 1890 - The Atlanta and Edgewood Street Railway Company introduced Atlanta's first electric streetcars in 1889. With oak interiors and plate glass windows, they were far fancier than the city's horse-drawn cars. Unlike existing lines that provided a cheap, practical way to get around, Edgewood Avenue service offered comfortable transportation for residents of Inman Park, a planned neighborhood east of downtown.
- circa 1890
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Inman Park Streetcar #8, Atlanta & Edgewood Street Railway, circa 1890
The Atlanta and Edgewood Street Railway Company introduced Atlanta's first electric streetcars in 1889. With oak interiors and plate glass windows, they were far fancier than the city's horse-drawn cars. Unlike existing lines that provided a cheap, practical way to get around, Edgewood Avenue service offered comfortable transportation for residents of Inman Park, a planned neighborhood east of downtown.
- "Third Ave. R.R. Depot, N.Y.," 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 1859 print shows several streetcars moving in and out of the Third Avenue Railroad Depot in New York City.
- 1859
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"Third Ave. R.R. Depot, N.Y.," 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 1859 print shows several streetcars moving in and out of the Third Avenue Railroad Depot in New York City.
- "W.J. Wilcox & Co., Lard Refinery. New York," circa 1876 - W. J. Wilcox and Company's refined lard (hog fat) and sent its products throughout the world. The company was one of the largest lard refiner and exporter in the late 1800s. The massive factory building and the bustling New York City street scene -- with a variety of transportation options -- depicted in this print conveys the company's commercial importance.
- circa 1876
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"W.J. Wilcox & Co., Lard Refinery. New York," circa 1876
W. J. Wilcox and Company's refined lard (hog fat) and sent its products throughout the world. The company was one of the largest lard refiner and exporter in the late 1800s. The massive factory building and the bustling New York City street scene -- with a variety of transportation options -- depicted in this print conveys the company's commercial importance.
- Street Car #26, Fort Collins Municipal Railway, circa 1935 - Streetcar 26, a "Birney Safety Car," joined the Fort Collins Municipal Railway in 1924. Birneys were light, required only one operator, and featured built-in safety precautions. They worked well for the small Colorado city's transit system. Streetcar riders could travel conveniently and affordably for school, work, or pleasure--as the signs for a museum and musical on this car suggest.
- circa 1935
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Street Car #26, Fort Collins Municipal Railway, circa 1935
Streetcar 26, a "Birney Safety Car," joined the Fort Collins Municipal Railway in 1924. Birneys were light, required only one operator, and featured built-in safety precautions. They worked well for the small Colorado city's transit system. Streetcar riders could travel conveniently and affordably for school, work, or pleasure--as the signs for a museum and musical on this car suggest.
- Interior of Streetcar Garage, Atlanta & Edgewood Street Railway, circa 1890 - The Atlanta and Edgewood Street Railway Company introduced Atlanta's first electric streetcars in 1889. With oak interiors and plate glass windows, they were far fancier than the city's horse-drawn cars. Unlike existing lines that provided a cheap, practical way to get around, Edgewood Avenue service offered comfortable transportation for residents of Inman Park, a planned neighborhood east of downtown.
- circa 1890
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Interior of Streetcar Garage, Atlanta & Edgewood Street Railway, circa 1890
The Atlanta and Edgewood Street Railway Company introduced Atlanta's first electric streetcars in 1889. With oak interiors and plate glass windows, they were far fancier than the city's horse-drawn cars. Unlike existing lines that provided a cheap, practical way to get around, Edgewood Avenue service offered comfortable transportation for residents of Inman Park, a planned neighborhood east of downtown.