Passengers Exiting Electric Streetcar at Venice, California, 1910

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THF104077 / Passengers Exiting Electric Streetcar at Venice, California, 1910
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Artifact Overview

Starting in the late 1800s, streetcars were the circulatory system of American cities. They were cheap, convenient and went where riders needed to go. Passengers took streetcars to city leisure destinations like Los Angeles's Venice Beach, seen here in 1910.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

August 1910

Subject Date

August 1910

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Photographed by Henry G. Peabody for Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.

Collection Title

Detroit Publishing Company Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.071898

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 9.5 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten on back in pencil:4832 / P / Arriving at Venice, Cal. Handwritten on back in grease pencil: list 6 m P.C. / 071898 Ink stamp on back reads: AUG 1910 Ink stamp on back reads: RETURN TO NEGATIVE VAULT / THIS SUBJECT, / COPYRIGHT OWNED BY / DETROIT PUBLISHING CO. / Ink stamp on back reads: THIS IS A PRELIMINARY AND INCOMPLETE PROOF; / THE SOLE PROPERTY OF DETROIT PUBLISHING / CO. WHICH RESERVES ALL RIGHTS OF USE. / IT IS LOANED ON EXPRESS CONDITION OF BEING RE- / TURNED FOR CORRECTION WITHOUT PUBLICATION On back: Photographer's negative number: 4832P Handwritten in ink lower left corner on back: P.C.13591
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