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Horse-drawn streetcars, South Cottage Grove Avenue

Chicago Daily News1903/1903

Chicago History Museum

Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Beginning in 1852, Chicago's public transportation relied on horse-drawn carriages called omnibuses. After the introduction of street railways in 1859, omnibuses became rail-compatible as steel wheels replaced wooden ones. By the 1890s, transportation officials had converted many of the city's horsecar lines into cable cars or electric trolleys.

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  • Title: Horse-drawn streetcars, South Cottage Grove Avenue
  • Creator: Chicago Daily News
  • Date: 1903/1903
  • Location: Chicago
  • To see more : Chicago's Street Railways in 1890
  • To see more: Street Railways
  • Medium: photographic negative
  • Credit: Chicago History Museum, DN-0000484; Chicago Daily News, publisher

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