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1. Advertisement for Lightweight Noiseless Electric Streetcar Company, Twin City Rapid Transit

Creator:: Lightweight Noiseless Electric Streetcar Company
Date Created:: 1925
Description:: The Lightweight Noiseless Electric Streetcar Co. built streetcars inside the Snelling Shops of Twin City Rapid Transit. This an ad shows cars built for Chicago and Grand Rapids.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

2. Advertisement for Lightweight Noiseless Electric Streetcar Company, Twin City Rapid Transit

Creator:: Lightweight Noiseless Electric Streetcar Company
Date Created:: 1925
Description:: The Lightweight Noiseless Electric Streetcar Co. built streetcars inside the Snelling Shops of Twin City Rapid Transit. This an ad shows a car built for Chicago.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

3. Advertisement for Northern Car Company, Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Creator:: Northern Car Company
Date Created:: 1885?
Description:: For a short time, the Northern Car Company of Robbinsdale built streetcars, such as the one in this ad.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

4. Advertisement for the "New Doubledecker to Lake Minnetonka," Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1906
Description:: Advertisement for new double-decker streetcar service from Minneapolis to Excelsior.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

5. Advertisement for women to drive streetcar during World War II, Twin City Rapid Transit

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1943
Description:: Newspaper Advertisement for women to drive streetcar during World War II
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

6. "And to think" advertisement for streetcars, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Date Created:: 1925?
Description:: Newspaper ad promoting the benefits of the streetcar system.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

7. Beautiful Big Island Park, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1908?
Description:: Large fold-out brochure promoting tours of Lake Minnetonka and Big Island Park via the streetcar company's streetcars and boats, with photos, drawings, maps and text.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

8. "Delightful Steamboat Excursions," Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1915?
Description:: Newspaper ad for steamboat excursions on Lake Minnetonka via Twin City Rapid Transit express boat.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

9. "Doctor told me to consider my nerves," Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1925?
Description:: Newspaper ad promoting streetcar riding.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

10. How to See Duluth and Superior on the Cars of the Twin Ports Electric Lines

Creator:: Duluth Street Railway
Date Created:: 1911
Description:: Multi-page brochure with map and photographs on how to see Duluth-Superior by streetcar.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Transportation maps

11. "I like to read on my way home…" Twin City Lines, Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1925?
Description:: Newspaper advertisement promoting streetcar ridership.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

12. I Read All the Advertisements…

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1925?
Description:: Newspaper advertisement promoting streetcar ridership.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

13. "I read all the advertisements…" Twin City Lines, Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1925?
Description:: Newspaper advertisement promoting streetcar ridership.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

14. "I read it this morning…"

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1925?
Description:: Newspaper advertisement promoting streetcar ridership.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

15. "Lake Harriet Pavilion Season of 1891," Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: Minneapolis Street Railway
Date Created:: 1891
Description:: Advertisement for concerts and recreational activities at Lake Harriet, and instructions on how to reach there by streetcar.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

16. Motorman Bill advertisement for Twin City Rapid Transit Company, Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1925?
Description:: Motorman Bill was the fictional spokesman for the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. He appeared in advertisements to put a human face on the company.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

17. "Prosperity and the Car Lines," Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1929
Description:: Advertisement by Twin City Rapid Transit against additional expense burdens placed by the public on the company.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

18. Safety poster, "The street is a dangerous playground," Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:: Duluth Street Railway
Date Created:: 1910?
Description:: This safety poster warned against reckless behavior around streetcars. It was cut down from a car card, and advertisement displayed inside a streetcar and was used as backing for another photo in a scrapbook, which is why part of the text is missing.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

19. "Service" advertisement, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1928
Description:: Advertisement spelling out free street maintenance services provided by Twin City Rapid Transit.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

20. "Service to Business" advertisement, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1925?
Description:: Newspaper advertisement promoting the benefits of the streetcar system.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

21. "Shop Best by Street Car" advertisement, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1925?
Description:: Newspaper ad promoting shopping by streetcar.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

22. "Shop Best by Street Car" advertisement, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1925?
Description:: Newspaper ad promoting shopping by streetcar.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

23. "So you are riding the street cars now, Fred?" Twin Cities Lines, Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1925?
Description:: Newspaper advertisement promoting streetcar ridership. The response to the question reads, "Yes, I got tired of trying to find a place to park."
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

24. "Streetcar bodies $395," advertisement, Minnesota

Creator:: Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:: 1953
Description:: Newspaper advertisement to sell streetcar bodies as buildings following abandonment of streetcar service.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

25. "Street Cars For Sale" advertisement, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: Minneapolis Street Railway
Date Created:: 1891
Description:: Advertisement for the sale of obsolete horsecars, steam locomotives and locomotive hauled coaches, all replaced by electric streetcars.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Streetcar Museum
Type:: Text
Format:: Advertisements

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