Artist's rendition of a cable car crash

The Graphic1893/1893

Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Due to an increase in streetcars, horses, and bicycles on Chicago's streets, pedestrians used extreme caution. Accidents like this one involving a cable car commonly occurred.

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Title: Artist's rendition of a cable car crash
Creator: The Graphic
Date: 1893/1893
Location: Chicago
To see more: Traffic on Dearborn and Randolph, c. 1909
Medium: publication
Credit: Chicago History Museum, ICHi-28389; Graphic Press, publisher

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