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"Forward is the motto of today" : street railways in Charlottesville, Virginia, 1866-1936 / by Jefferson Randolph Kean

Author:
Kean, Jefferson Randolph  Search this
Physical description:
79 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Virginia
Charlottesville
Date:
1984
C1984
Topic:
Street-railroads  Search this
Call number:
TF725.C374K43 1984X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_276701

100 years of capital traction; the story of streetcars in the Nation's Capital [by] LeRoy O. King, Jr

Author:
King, LeRoy O  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 323 p. illus. 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
1972
[c1972]
Topic:
Street-railroads--History  Search this
Call number:
HE4491.W37 K55X
HE4491.W37K55X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_34870

1894 and all that; compiled by Ian L. Cormack

Author:
Cormack, Ian L  Search this
Scottish Tramway Museum Society  Search this
Physical description:
8 p. 4 illus. 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Scotland
Glasgow
Date:
1968
[1968]
Topic:
Street-railroads  Search this
Horse railroads  Search this
Call number:
TF764.G54 C811
TF764.G54C811
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_23075

90 years of Buffalo railway, 1860-1950, International Railway Company [by William R. Gordon

Author:
Gordon, William Reed 1899-  Search this
Physical description:
527 p. illus. 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
New York (State)
Buffalo
Date:
1970
C1970
Topic:
Street-railroads--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_490726

Abbott's Monthly Vol. II No. 1

Created by:
Abbott's Monthly, American, 1929 - 1933  Search this
Published by:
Robert Sengstacke Abbott, American, 1830 - 1940  Search this
Edited by:
Lucius Clinton Harper, American, 1895 - 1952  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 11 3/8 x 8 9/16 x 1/4 in. (28.9 x 21.7 x 0.6 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
3435 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 1931
Topic:
African American  Search this
Bahá'í faith  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Literature  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbie Ross in memory of Elizabeth Dillard
Object number:
2012.84.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd550285a19-5e43-45c9-a3bc-b4080d03c637
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.84.2
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A History of Portsmouth's streetcars

Author:
National Railway Historical Society Scioto Valley Chapter  Search this
Physical description:
38, [1] p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Ohio
Portsmouth
Portsmouth (Ohio)
Date:
1988
C1988
Topic:
Street-railroads  Search this
Electric railroads--Cars  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
HE4491.P82 H57 1988
HE4491.P82H57 1988
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_367893

A diary of the Portsmouth, Kittery, and York electric railroad : a chronology of events based on newspaper accounts, editorials, news notes and letters to the editor from January 8, 1897 to November 12, 1897 / by John D. Bardwell

Author:
Bardwell, John D  Search this
Subject:
Portsmouth, Kittery, and York Railroad  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 84 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. GEACNEW2
Type:
Books
Place:
Maine
New Hampshire
Date:
1986
C1986
Topic:
Street-railroads  Search this
Call number:
TF725.P674B37 1986X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_305423

A history of the Claremont Railway, 1903-1945 / [Donald E. Shaw]

Author:
Shaw, Donald E  Search this
National Railway Historical Society Connecticut Valley Chapter  Search this
Subject:
Claremont Railway Company  Search this
Physical description:
18 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
New Hampshire
Date:
1945
[1945]
Topic:
Street-railroads--History  Search this
Call number:
HE5425.N4S53
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_93928

A history of the Cleveland streetcars from the time of electrification, in memory of the cars of my childhood, especially nos. 9, 19, 416, 813, and 0169

Author:
Morse, Kenneth S. P. 1898-  Search this
Physical description:
42 p. illus. 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Ohio
Cleveland
Date:
1955
C1955
Topic:
Street-railroads  Search this
Call number:
HE4491.C68 M6X
HE4491.C68M6X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_207167

A history of the Detroit street railways / by Graeme O'Geran

Author:
O'Geran, Graeme 1892-  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 459 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill. (some fold.) ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Michigan
Detroit
Date:
1931
Topic:
Street-railroads  Search this
Municipal ownership  Search this
Call number:
HE4491.D6 O34 1931
HE4491.D6O34 1931
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_407373

A mile high & three feet six wide / [Ken Fletcher, author]

Author:
Fletcher, Ken  Search this
Physical description:
32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Colorado
Denver
Date:
1993
[1993?]
Topic:
Street-railroads--History  Search this
Call number:
TF1025.D4 F613 1993
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_456418

A railroad for Lima : an account of New York State's unique shortline : a steam railroad turned interurban trolley / Paul S. Worboys

Author:
Worboys, Paul S  Search this
Subject:
Lima-Honeoye Light and Railroad Company  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 70 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
New York (State)
Lima
Lima (N.Y.)
Date:
1991
C1991
Topic:
Street-railroads  Search this
Railroads  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
F129.L46 W919 1991
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_474905

A recollection of times, peoples, pictures and places in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the charter of Division #823, Amalgamated Transit Union / as produced by John A. Yohannan and Alfred T. Willard

Author:
Yohannan, John A  Search this
Willard, Alfred T  Search this
Subject:
Amalgamated Transit Union Division no. 823  Search this
Physical description:
24 p. ill., ports. ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
New Jersey
Elizabeth
Date:
1968
1968?]
Topic:
Street-railroads  Search this
Call number:
HD6515.S82 E4 1968
HD6515.S82E4 1968
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_312432

A treatise upon cable or rope traction, as applied to the working of street and other railways. (Rev. and enl. from "Engineering") by J. Bucknall Smith

Author:
Smith, J. Bucknall  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 195, xii p. front., illus., diagrs., plates (part fold.) 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1887
Topic:
Electric cables  Search this
Railroads, Cable  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Call number:
TF835 .S6Z
TF835.S6Z
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_246786

AERA

Title:
American Electric Railway Association
Author:
American Electric Railway Association  Search this
Physical description:
23 v. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
United States
Date:
1912
1932
Topic:
Electric railroads--Periodicals  Search this
Street-railroads--Periodicals  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_499385

Advantages of a feeder and sub-feeder system for electric railways

Title:
Sprague Electric Railway - Miscellaneous pamphlets
Author:
Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Co  Search this
Physical description:
18 p. : ill., plans ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
189u
[189-]
Topic:
Street-railroads--Design and construction  Search this
Railroads, Cable--Design and construction  Search this
Call number:
TF840 .S67 1885
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_661502

Akron Street Railroad Co, car 67, order no . 178 [ ] -81 E, negs.135-136

Collection Creator:
American Car and Foundry Co. (Jackson & Sharp Car Co.)  Search this
Jackson & Sharp Car Co.  Search this
Container:
Volume 1, Page 16-17
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1894
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Special care required in handling photographs, as the bound volumes are in poor condition.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Jackson and Sharp Car Co. Records and American Car and Foundry Co. Collection, 1884-1948, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Jackson & Sharp Car Company Records and American Car & Foundry Company Collection
Jackson & Sharp Car Company Records and American Car & Foundry Company Collection / Series 2: Photographs / 2.1: Jackson & Sharp Co. Electric Equipment
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86bb81079-64e7-45c1-bff4-9414a5aa1075
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0156-ref549

American street railway investments

Physical description:
v. : ill. ; 34 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Place:
United States
Date:
1894
1910
Topic:
Street-railroads--Periodicals  Search this
Investments  Search this
Street-railroads--Finance--Periodicals  Search this
Call number:
HG4991 .A4xZ
HG4991.A4xZ
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_317948

American system of traction rope railways, operated by independent duplicate cables

Author:
American Cable Railway Company  Search this
Physical description:
29 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1887
Topic:
Railways, Cable  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Call number:
TF835 .A512
TF835.A512
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_158613

Amsterdam Street Railroad, car 11, order no.2070 74[], neg.957

Collection Creator:
American Car and Foundry Co. (Jackson & Sharp Car Co.)  Search this
Jackson & Sharp Car Co.  Search this
Container:
Volume 3, Page 75
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1900
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Special care required in handling photographs, as the bound volumes are in poor condition.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Jackson and Sharp Car Co. Records and American Car and Foundry Co. Collection, 1884-1948, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Jackson & Sharp Car Company Records and American Car & Foundry Company Collection
Jackson & Sharp Car Company Records and American Car & Foundry Company Collection / Series 2: Photographs / 2.1: Jackson & Sharp Co. Electric Equipment
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85b67d638-3bc2-4c63-80b9-887f3187bf65
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0156-ref711

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