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NEW FROM THE VINTAGRAPH VAULTS • VINTAGE FRENCH LINE CRUISE
Streetcars
Black-and-white historical photos of streetcars, trolleys and interurban railways from the early 20th century. Electric street railways and traction lines.
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Maison Blanche: 1910
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Old New Orleans: 1910
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Market Street: 1904
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Gator Farm: 1905
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Hires Root Beer: 1904
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Bellevue-Stratford: 1905
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Liliputian Bazaar: 1908
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Griswold Street: 1906
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Theatorium: 1907
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Bustling Detroit: 1910
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Grand Hotel: 1904
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Walton Way: 1905
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King of the Hill: 1913
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High Street: 1908
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Bustling Beantown: 1906
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High Noon: 1909
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Ostrich Feathers Curled: 1910
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Girard Trust: 1909
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Nashville: 1900
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The Heart of Detroit: 1907
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Union Station: 1908
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Main Street: 1906
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The Nixon: 1908
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Pennsylvania Avenue: 1902
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Wired: 1906
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Lafayette Square: 1905
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Shorpy.com | History in HD is a vintage photo blog featuring thousands of high-definition images from the 1850s to 1950s. The site is named after Shorpy Higginbotham, a teenage coal miner who lived 100 years ago.
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