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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.
- Trolley at Far Rockaway, 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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Trolley at Far Rockaway, 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.
- Sightseers aboard Cable Car on Circular Bridge, Mt. Lowe Railway, California, 1899 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1899
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Sightseers aboard Cable Car on Circular Bridge, Mt. Lowe Railway, California, 1899
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Hallmark "Here Comes Santa Series: Jolly Trolley" Christmas Ornament, 1982 - Hallmark's long-running "Here Comes Santa" series featured jolly St. Nick using different forms of transportation. The series began in 1979 depicting Santa driving an antique car. By the time the series ended in 2003, Santa had hopped a ride on a range of vehicles, including a fire truck, golf cart, rocket, snowplow, tractor, trolley, semitruck, and a Soap Box Derby car.
- 1982
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Hallmark "Here Comes Santa Series: Jolly Trolley" Christmas Ornament, 1982
Hallmark's long-running "Here Comes Santa" series featured jolly St. Nick using different forms of transportation. The series began in 1979 depicting Santa driving an antique car. By the time the series ended in 2003, Santa had hopped a ride on a range of vehicles, including a fire truck, golf cart, rocket, snowplow, tractor, trolley, semitruck, and a Soap Box Derby car.
- Central Market Building, Russell House Hotel, and Bagley Memorial Fountain, Detroit, Michigan, 1887-1905 -
- 1887-1905
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Central Market Building, Russell House Hotel, and Bagley Memorial Fountain, Detroit, Michigan, 1887-1905
- Van Depoele Electric Manufacturing Company Trolley Line Insulator, Used in Lynn, Massachusetts,1888 - Most electric streetcars took their power from an overhead wire. A trolley wheel, at the end of a spring-loaded pole, contacted the wire and collected electric current. Insulators made from non-conductive materials -- like glass, porcelain, rubber, or wood -- isolated the electrified contact wire from its supports.
- 1888
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Van Depoele Electric Manufacturing Company Trolley Line Insulator, Used in Lynn, Massachusetts,1888
Most electric streetcars took their power from an overhead wire. A trolley wheel, at the end of a spring-loaded pole, contacted the wire and collected electric current. Insulators made from non-conductive materials -- like glass, porcelain, rubber, or wood -- isolated the electrified contact wire from its supports.
- The Story of the Trolley Car by Frank J. Sprague, 1905 - Frank Julian Sprague (1857-1934) was an inventor, engineer, and entrepreneur. Sprague, after serving in the U.S. Navy and working for Thomas Edison, developed an electric motor to power streetcars. His motor would transform public transportation. In 1887, he built the first successful, large-scale electric street railway system in Richmond, Virginia. This simply bound volume contains magazine article reprints written by Sprague about early electric railways.
- July 1905-August 1905
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The Story of the Trolley Car by Frank J. Sprague, 1905
Frank Julian Sprague (1857-1934) was an inventor, engineer, and entrepreneur. Sprague, after serving in the U.S. Navy and working for Thomas Edison, developed an electric motor to power streetcars. His motor would transform public transportation. In 1887, he built the first successful, large-scale electric street railway system in Richmond, Virginia. This simply bound volume contains magazine article reprints written by Sprague about early electric railways.
- 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.
- Hallmark "Kringle Trolley" Christmas Ornament, 1994 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1994
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Hallmark "Kringle Trolley" Christmas Ornament, 1994
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.