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Highly Detailed 1890 Photo of D.C. Streetcar

Published September 29, 2016

Posted in Faces & Places of Yesterday
and tagged 1890s, streetcars

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You have to see the details in this image. Click on it for more to see what a D.C. streetcar looked like well over 100 years ago.

1890s streetcar in DC

Source: Library of Congress

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