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1. World War II streetcar dedication, Fridley, Minnesota

Date Created:
1943-09-10
Description:
The Navy dedication ceremony for the streetcar rebuilt for defense plant service. WAVEs prepare to break champaign bottle across the fender as a military and civilian crowd looks on.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Work streetcar at Snelling Avenue and Hewitt Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Whittaker, Wilbur C.
Date Created:
1946?
Description:
A work streetcar passes Hewitt Avenue on Snelling Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. WLOL Radio Station car card, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1945?
Description:
Streetcar interior advertisement for baseball broadcasts on the WLOL radio station, sponsored by Gluek's beer.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Car cards

4. West of France Avenue, Edina, Minnesota

Creator:
Howarth, Fred
Date Created:
1946
Description:
Looking west along the Como-Harriet streetcar right of way from France Avenue South.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Washington Shirt Company car card, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1945?
Description:
Streetcar interior advertisement for Washington Shirt Company, located in both downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis. "Our Famous 'Senate' Shirt $1.65 Wear Washington Shirts, Promoted, Guaranteed, Tested, Lower Priced Highly Styled, Durotex Collar, Keenly Competitive, Advertised."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Car cards

6. U of M switch car, Falcon Heights, Minnesota

Creator:
Olsen, William J.
Date Created:
1948
Description:
University of Minnesota switch car at the St. Paul Campus.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

7. University Avenue streetcar, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1948
Description:
A University Avenue streetcar paused at a safety island.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

8. University Avenue streetcar at Montgomery Wards, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Whittaker, Wilbur C.
Date Created:
1947
Description:
An eastbound St. Paul-Minneapolis streetcar on University Avenue passes in front of the Midway Montgomery Ward store.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Two streetcars sideswipe on East 7th Street and Broadway, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1948
Description:
Two streetcars sideswipe each other at East 7th Street and Broadway.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. Twin Zephyrs passenger trains car card, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940?
Description:
Streetcar interior advertisement for the Twin Zephyrs passenger trains. "Morning or Afternoon, Twin Zephyrs to Chicago. Leave Minneapolis 8:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m. Leave Saint Paul 8:25 a.m. or 4:30 p.m. Arrive chicago 2:55 p.m. or 11:00 p.m. Diesel Powered Stainless Steel."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Car cards

11. Twin City Streetcar and Bus Guide 1948, Minnesota

Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1948
Description:
Fold-out brochure promoting the Twin Cities streetcar bus system with photos, maps and text.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

12. Twin City Rapid Transit car card, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1944
Description:
Streetcar interior safety advertisement for streetcars. "The Safest Place on the Street is in the Street Car. Twin City Lines."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Car cards

13. Twin City Rapid Transit car card, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1945?
Description:
Streetcar interior advertisement for streetcar riding. "Take this Car on Your Shopping Trips - for Safety, for Certainty, for Comfort, for Convenience!"
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Text
Format:
Car cards

14. Trolley bus at the Lester Park loop, Duluth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940?
Description:
An electric trolley bus has reached the end of the Lester Park line and turned on the loop at Superior Street and 61st Avenue East.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

15. Transfering streetcar mail sacks at 44th Street and France Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Stern, John
Date Created:
1948
Description:
Looking west at the eastbound Hopkins shuttle car and eastbound Como-Harriet car, after transferring mail sacks between the cars.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. Track crew working at 3rd and Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Wenzel, Chester
Date Created:
1946?
Description:
A streetcar company track maintenance crew has dug up the cobblestones surrounding the tracks at 3rd St. and Hennepin Avenue
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. 44th Street at Xerxes Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940 - 1949
Description:
Track only, looking west from Xerxes Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. 44th Street at France Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940 - 1949
Description:
Track only, looking west from France Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. 4th Street and Wacouta Street, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1947?
Description:
A streetcar passes the St. Paul Union Depot on 4th Street at Wacouta Street.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. 11th Street and Hawthorne Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940?
Description:
Looking east on Hawthorne Avenue from 11th Street, toward the Orpheum Theater.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Whittaker, Wilbur C.
Date Created:
1945
Description:
A streetcar on Chicago Avenue passes the Nokomis Theater at 38th Street.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. 44th right of way at Brookside Avenue, Edina, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940 - 1949
Description:
Track only, looking east about to pass under the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern railway bridge.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. 4th Avenue streetcar, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Stone, Barney
Date Created:
1948
Description:
Unknown location, probably on 4th Avenue S. near Franklin Avenue.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

24. 28th Avenue South at 56th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1949
Description:
Looking north on 28th Avenue South, at 56th Street.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. 34th Avenue South at 49th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1948?
Description:
Streetcar on 34th Avenue South at 49th Street.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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