Passengers Exiting Electric Streetcar at Venice, California, 1910
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
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Photographed by Henry G. Peabody for Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
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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