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Title
Horse-drawn streetcar (1873)
Subject
Street railroads -- Horse railroads
Description
A view west on Pennsylvania Avenue (then Water Street) in 1873 just east of Hickory Street. A horse-drawn streetcar turns east into Second Avenue, heading for the terminus at Second Avenue and East Street. Note the unpaved streets with wooden plank crosswalks.
Time Period Covered
19th and 20th Century photography and text.
Original Format
Photographs
Source
Warren Library Association Photograph Collection
Relation
Allegheny Chronicles-Rafting and Lumbering
Contact
For information on source and images, contact the Warren Library Association, Reference Department, 205 Market St., Warren, PA 16365. Phone (814) 723-4650, Reference menu option, or email reference@warrenlibrary.org .
Contributing Institution
Warren Library Association
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.