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"Journey through Time: Street Cars Unveil the Stories of Cities" Step back in time to the bustling streets of Washington DC, USA, in March 1930

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Suf. [i.e. suffrage] parade, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Suf. [i.e. suffrage] parade, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Suf. [i.e. suffrage] parade, 1917. Shows women carrying a ballot box in a women's suffrage parade, New York City, Oct. 27, 1917.

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Traning women for street R.R. [i.e., railroad] service Berlin, between 1914 and c1915

Traning women for street R.R. [i.e., railroad] service Berlin, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Traning women for street R.R. [i.e., railroad] service Berlin, between 1914 and c1915. German women training to become street car drivers in Berlin during World War I.

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Training women for street R.R. [i.e., railroad] service - Berlin, between 1914 and c1915

Training women for street R.R. [i.e., railroad] service - Berlin, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Training women for street R.R. [i.e., railroad] service - Berlin, between 1914 and c1915. German women training to become street car drivers in Berlin during World War I.

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Vladivostok. Svetlanskaya street. National Bank, 1904-1913. Creator: Unknown

Vladivostok. Svetlanskaya street. National Bank, 1904-1913. Creator: Unknown
Vladivostok. Svetlanskaya street. National Bank, 1904-1913. National Library of Russia

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Street in Philadelphia on the Opening Day of the American Centennial Exhibition...1876. Creator: C.R

Street in Philadelphia on the Opening Day of the American Centennial Exhibition...1876. Creator: C.R
Street in Philadelphia on the Opening Day of the American Centennial Exhibition, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876. From "Illustrated London News", 1876

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: The American Centennial Exhibition: one of the Principal Streets in Philadelphia, 1876

The American Centennial Exhibition: one of the Principal Streets in Philadelphia, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The American Centennial Exhibition: one of the Principal Streets in Philadelphia, 1876. The guidebook published by Messrs. J. B

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Afflicted with the Jim-Jams, 1872. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

Afflicted with the Jim-Jams, 1872. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Afflicted with the Jim-Jams, 1872. A street-car passenger tries to befuddle the ticket collector with nonsensical conversation

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Motor car, Canadian Government Colonization Co. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: William H. Jackson

Motor car, Canadian Government Colonization Co. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: William H. Jackson
Motor car, Canadian Government Colonization Co. between 1900 and 1905

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Commission Street, Johannesburg, c1900. Creator: Will B. Robinson

Commission Street, Johannesburg, c1900. Creator: Will B. Robinson
Commission [sic] Street, Johannesburg, c1900. In May 1896, Carl Hertz bought a projector from England and screened the first movie seen in South Africa at the Empire Palace of Varieties

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Riverbank Court, Cambridge, Mass. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown

Riverbank Court, Cambridge, Mass. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Riverbank Court, Cambridge, Mass. between 1900 and 1920

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Market Street, Louisville, Ky. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Market Street, Louisville, Ky. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Market Street, Louisville, Ky. between 1900 and 1910

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Campus Martius, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Campus Martius, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Campus Martius, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Main Street, Buffalo, N.Y. c1904. Creator: Unknown

Main Street, Buffalo, N.Y. c1904. Creator: Unknown
Main Street, Buffalo, N.Y. c1904

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Market Street from Eighth, Philadelphia, Pa. c1904. Creator: Unknown

Market Street from Eighth, Philadelphia, Pa. c1904. Creator: Unknown
Market Street from Eighth, Philadelphia, Pa. c1904

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. c1904. Creator: Unknown

Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. c1904. Creator: Unknown
Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. c1904

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Les rapatries du Nord de la France a annemasse (Haute-Savoie); une arrivee de... 1916

Les rapatries du Nord de la France a annemasse (Haute-Savoie); une arrivee de... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les rapatries du Nord de la France a annemasse (Haute-Savoie); une arrivee de rapatries, par le tramway venant de Geneve qui fut leur derniere halte avant la France, 1916

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Federal Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1907. Creator: Unknown

Federal Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1907. Creator: Unknown
Federal Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, c1907

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Pennsylvania Ave. from Treasury, Washington, D.C. 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson

Pennsylvania Ave. from Treasury, Washington, D.C. 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Pennsylvania Ave. from Treasury, Washington, D.C. 1897

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Street, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Street, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Street, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Griswold Street, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Griswold Street, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Griswold Street, Detroit, Mich. between 1900 and 1910

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: City Square, Cleveland, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown

City Square, Cleveland, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
City Square, Cleveland, ca 1900

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Main Street, Springfield, Mass. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown

Main Street, Springfield, Mass. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Main Street, Springfield, Mass. c.between 1910 and 1920

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Woodward Ave. Detroit, Mich. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown

Woodward Ave. Detroit, Mich. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Woodward Ave. Detroit, Mich. c.between 1910 and 1920

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Entrance to subway, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown

Entrance to subway, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to subway, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass. c.between 1910 and 1920

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Superior Street, Cleveland, O[hio], c1905. Creator: Unknown

Superior Street, Cleveland, O[hio], c1905. Creator: Unknown
Superior Street, Cleveland, O[hio], c1905

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Detroit, Mich. Campus Martius, between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown

Detroit, Mich. Campus Martius, between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Detroit, Mich. Campus Martius, between 1900 and 1920

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Plaza, San Juan, P.R. La, c1903. Creator: Unknown

Plaza, San Juan, P.R. La, c1903. Creator: Unknown
Plaza, San Juan, P.R. La, c1903

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Hotel Pontchartrain and Campus (i.e. Cadillac Square) from City Hall, Detroit, Mich. c.1916-1920

Hotel Pontchartrain and Campus (i.e. Cadillac Square) from City Hall, Detroit, Mich. c.1916-1920. Creator: Unknown
Hotel Pontchartrain and Campus (i.e. Cadillac Square) from City Hall, Detroit, Mich. between 1916 and 1920

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Girard Trust building, Philadelphia, Pa. between 1905 and 1920. Creator: Unknown

Girard Trust building, Philadelphia, Pa. between 1905 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Girard Trust building, Philadelphia, Pa. between 1905 and 1920

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: District of Columbia; Traffic. Stop And Go Signs, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

District of Columbia; Traffic. Stop And Go Signs, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. District of Columbia; Traffic
District of Columbia; Traffic. Stop And Go Signs, 1913

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Woodward & Lothrop's Department Store, Washington, D.C. Trucks, 1912. Creator: Unknown

Woodward & Lothrop's Department Store, Washington, D.C. Trucks, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Woodward & Lothrop's Department Store, Washington, D.C. Trucks, 1912. Goods waiting for despatch by delivery van

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: At the corner of Dupont and Jackson Streets, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906

At the corner of Dupont and Jackson Streets, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906. Creator: Arnold Genthe
At the corner of Dupont and Jackson Streets, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: The Knights of Pythias Temple; Propose $ 1, 200.000.00 International Temple of the Knights

The Knights of Pythias Temple; Propose $ 1, 200.000.00 International Temple of the Knights... 1925. Creator: Unknown
The Knights of Pythias Temple; Propose $ 1, 200.000.00 International Temple of the Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the District of Columbia

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Complet!!!, 1862. Creator: Charles Maurand

Complet!!!, 1862. Creator: Charles Maurand
Complet!!!, 1862

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Street Car, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown

Street Car, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown
Street Car, 1935/1942

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Toy Streetcar, c. 1942. Creator: Fallon, Michael

Toy Streetcar, c. 1942. Creator: Fallon, Michael
Toy Streetcar, c. 1942

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Statue of Commodore John Barry unveiled, Washington DC, 16 May 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Statue of Commodore John Barry unveiled, Washington DC, 16 May 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Statue of Commodore John Barry unveiled, Washington DC, 16 May 1914. Exercises, Parade, Etc

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Crowds on a Tokyo street, near the train station(?), during the celebration of Admiral... c1905

Crowds on a Tokyo street, near the train station(?), during the celebration of Admiral... c1905
Crowds on a Tokyo street, near the train station(?), during the celebration of Admiral Togo's visit in Oct. 1905, c1905

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Rush Hour, 15th Street NW and New York Avenue NW, Washington DC, USA, March 1930 (b/w photo)

Rush Hour, 15th Street NW and New York Avenue NW, Washington DC, USA, March 1930 (b/w photo)
5974377 Rush Hour, 15th Street NW and New York Avenue NW, Washington DC, USA, March 1930 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Women in a demonstration on Nevsky Prospekt, St Petersburg, 1917 (b / w photo)

Women in a demonstration on Nevsky Prospekt, St Petersburg, 1917 (b / w photo)
833372 Women in a demonstration on Nevsky Prospekt, St Petersburg, 1917 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Calmann & King Ltd; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Workers carrying out repairs to tram lines, St Petersburg, c. 1914 (b / w photo)

Workers carrying out repairs to tram lines, St Petersburg, c. 1914 (b / w photo)
833374 Workers carrying out repairs to tram lines, St Petersburg, c.1914 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Calmann & King Ltd; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Demonstration at the Public Library on Nevskiy Prospekt, St Petersburg, April 20-21

Demonstration at the Public Library on Nevskiy Prospekt, St Petersburg, April 20-21
833365 Demonstration at the Public Library on Nevskiy Prospekt, St Petersburg, April 20-21, 1917 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Gruyeres Street In Switzerland Circa 1900 Magic Lantern Slide

Gruyeres Street In Switzerland Circa 1900 Magic Lantern Slide

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Columbus Circle

Columbus Circle
New York, New York: c. 1930 s. An aerial view of Columbus Circle at the SW corner of Central Park at 59th St

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Bronx Fordham Road At Night

Bronx Fordham Road At Night
New York, New York: March 29, 1946. Fordham Road in the Bronx at night. It is the main shopping and entertainment area in the borough

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Spain (1925). Madrid. Cuatro Caminos. Image published

Spain (1925). Madrid. Cuatro Caminos. Image published
" Spain (1925). Madrid. Cuatro Caminos. Image published in " La Esfera" (October 31, 1925)."

Background imageStreet Cars Collection: Spain (20th c. ). Francos dictatorship. Barcelona

Spain (20th c. ). Francos dictatorship. Barcelona
Spain (20th c.). Francos dictatorship. Barcelona. Monumental fountain in Paseo de Gracia-Gran Vic crossroads



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"Journey through Time: Street Cars Unveil the Stories of Cities" Step back in time to the bustling streets of Washington DC, USA, in March 1930. Rush Hour on 15th Street NW and New York Avenue NW paints a vivid picture of the city's vibrant energy. Travel further back to April 1912 in St Petersburg, where a demonstration against the Lena massacre in Siberia took place. The black and white photo captures the raw emotions of protesters standing up for justice. In another snapshot from history, we witness women taking center stage during a demonstration on Nevsky Prospekt in St Petersburg in 1917. Their united voices echo throughout time as they fight for their rights. Meanwhile, workers diligently repair tram lines amidst the chaos of war-torn St Petersburg circa 1914. Their dedication keeps transportation running smoothly even during challenging times. The Public Library on Nevskiy Prospekt becomes a hub of activism as demonstrators gather there during an eventful period on April 20-21. This powerful image serves as a reminder that knowledge and unity can spark change. Venturing beyond borders, we find ourselves strolling along Gruyeres Street in Switzerland around 1900. A magical lantern slide transports us to an era filled with charm and nostalgia. Closer to home, Columbus Circle welcomes street cars into its heart - an iconic symbol of urban life that has connected communities for generations. Nightfall brings us to Bronx Fordham Road at Night - illuminated by street car lights that guide weary travelers safely home after long days spent exploring New York City's vibrant neighborhoods. Our journey takes us across oceans to Spain where Madrid's Cuatro Caminos showcases modernity amidst historical architecture - evidence of progress made possible by electric tramways dating back to the early twentieth century. Yet not all moments captured are celebratory; Barcelona under Franco's dictatorship reveals glimpses into a darker chapter etched onto its streets.