Boy clinging to rear of streetcar on cobblestone street – Vintage Photo Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This historic image of Boy clinging to rear of streetcar on cobblestone street brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Boy clinging to rear of streetcar on cobblestone street
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A boy hangs off the back of a streetcar as it rolls over cobblestones, a habit that was common when horse-drawn and early electric cars shared crowded city streets with pedestrians and wagons. Children grabbing free rides on the rear platform were a familiar sight in Boston and other American cities, and drivers and conductors often chased them off, which made such moments a small drama of their own. The rough paving under the wheels and the tight framing of the scene give the picture a sense of motion and the everyday risk of getting around an early twentieth-century city.
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,087 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-116589 |
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