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[John Davis driving a horsecar out of a carbarn, Fifth & Sixth Street line, Fifth & Jackson Streets, Philadelphia.] [graphic].
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Eugene Davis Philadelphia Street Railway Electrification Photograph Collection
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Creator
Davis, Eugene H., photographer.
Title
[John Davis driving a horsecar out of a carbarn, Fifth & Sixth Street line, Fifth & Jackson Streets, Philadelphia.] [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia
Date
ca. 1894
Physical Description
1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 12 x 16 cm. (4.5 x 6.5 in.)
Description
Depicts John Davis seated in the drivers position holding the horses' reigns in the number 12 horsecar, operated along the Fifth & Sixth Street line, also known as the Frankford-Southwark Passenger Railway. A uniformed conductor stands next to Davis and five men, including one policeman, stand near the car as it exits a carbarn at Fifth and Jackson Streets. A sign attached to the car above the windows reads: "Lincoln Park on the Delaware, Steamers every 45 minutes, Race and Christian St. Wharves. 3 concerts daily"
Notes
Gift of Emily Riese.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Subject
Horse railroads -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Horses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Street railroad stations -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Fifth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Jackson Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - Davis [P.9332.16]
Accession number
P.9332.16
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Eugene Davis Philadelphia Street Railway Electrification Photograph Collection
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