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Interurban car with three conductors in winter, c. 1913

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dc.coverage.temporal Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1913 en_US
dc.identifier.other LPC-030-055-002 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/12402
dc.description Postcard showing a photo of an interurban car labeled Garfield with three conductors in winter, c. 1913. Interurbans were electric light railroads which connected all of the major cities in Michigan from the 1890's into the 1930's when they were phased out due to increased use of automobiles. In the countryside the electric cars were powered by a third rail system and in the cities generally by overhead electric wires. Written on back: Battle Creek, Mich. July 20th 1913 Dear Sister & Family, Wish you would wright. Your last letter is one year old. Are you all well. We expect to be sick [illegible] Battle Creek Conductor in front of car E. Bouker Sent to: Mrs. Minnie Jemenson Deer Lodge Montana Sent on: July 21, 1913 en_US
dc.format.medium b&w postcard en_US
dc.language.iso En en_US
dc.subject Transportation - Interurbans en_US
dc.subject Grand Trunk Railroad, Michigan Central Railroad, Train Wrecks en_US
dc.title Interurban car with three conductors in winter, c. 1913 en_US
dc.type Image en_US


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