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- Trolley from South Natick, Massachusetts, circa 1915 - The Natick Electric Street Railway was chartered in 1891 to provide streetcar service in suburban Natick, Massachusetts. Absorbed into the Middlesex and Boston Street Railway in 1907, it became part of an extensive trolley network in and around the Boston metropolitan area. Trolley service in Natick ended in 1930 as the streetcars were replaced with buses.
- circa 1915
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Trolley from South Natick, Massachusetts, circa 1915
The Natick Electric Street Railway was chartered in 1891 to provide streetcar service in suburban Natick, Massachusetts. Absorbed into the Middlesex and Boston Street Railway in 1907, it became part of an extensive trolley network in and around the Boston metropolitan area. Trolley service in Natick ended in 1930 as the streetcars were replaced with buses.
- Freeport, Trolley Car (Buster Brown), 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Freeport, Trolley Car (Buster Brown), 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- The Trolley Supply Co. Ideal Trolley Catcher - Most electric streetcars took their power from an overhead wire. A trolley wheel, at the end of a roof-mounted pole, contacted the wire and collected electric current. If the wheel disengaged from the wire, the spring-loaded pole could damage the power line. A trolley catcher prevented the pole from snapping up too far, reducing the risk of damage.
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The Trolley Supply Co. Ideal Trolley Catcher
Most electric streetcars took their power from an overhead wire. A trolley wheel, at the end of a roof-mounted pole, contacted the wire and collected electric current. If the wheel disengaged from the wire, the spring-loaded pole could damage the power line. A trolley catcher prevented the pole from snapping up too far, reducing the risk of damage.