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[Steam dummies, Fifth & Sixth Street line, with crowd] [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A7040
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Creator
Davis, Eugene H., photographer.
Title
[Steam dummies, Fifth & Sixth Street line, with crowd] [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia
Date
1894
Physical Description
1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Description
Depicts a crowd of people standing near the number 8 steam dummy that operated along Fifth and Sixth Streets, between Frankford and Southwark, at one point known as the Frankford-Southwark Passenger Railway. An engineer or driver stands alone in soiled overalls next to an open compartment, as if he's just repaired or inspected the car. The conductor and a uniformed policeman stand with other male passengers in the background, in front of the attached trailer, which has seats on the roof of the car.
Notes
Title from manuscript on verso.
According to Jackson's Encyclopedia of Philadelphia, steam dummies were first used on the Frankford branch of the Frankford-Southwark Passenger Railway in 1863 and operated until 1893 when electric streetcars replaced them.
Gift of Emily Riese.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Subject
Police -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Steam dummies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Street railroads -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - Davis [P.9332.4]
Accession number
P.9332.4
In Collections
Eugene Davis Philadelphia Street Railway Electrification Photograph Collection
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