Car test of South Bethlehem and Saucon Street Railway Company
Description
Car test of South Bethlehem and Saucon Street Railway Company by C. J. Umble with C. P. Serfass. View showing exterior of car with a portion of the test crew also motorman and conductor.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-30 Michael Haverstick Collection
Conestoga Traction Company, 9-17 East Orange Street, Lancaster. Edison Electric Light Company and Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel Company. First floor, east side, contained converters for supplying direct current power to trolley lines and downtown elevators. Customer: Conestoga Traction Company.
Photo postcard of trolleys around Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Penn Square, Lancaster, looking east toward Watt and Shand Department Store. Printed by Souvenir Post Card Company. Addressed to Miss Dessa Goshorn, E. New St. near Plum St., Lancaster, Pa. Message states "Want to see you at S. S> Sept. 24th Rally Day at Otterbein. Yours, Sec." Postmarked 1911.
Scene at Pennsylvania Railroad station at Columbia, Front and Walnut Streets, about 1910. Shows two Conestoga Traction Company open cars, and one closed car; the "Columbia Belt" car. Other oopen car is the Marietta line car. Closed ca in rear is the Lancaster car.
Photograph- Lancaster and York Furnace Car #4, a California type car about one half mile east of York Furnace Park in 1910. Conductor is Harry Bortzfield, Motorman is Ben Bates. Car is going to Rawlinsville.
Photograph- Lancaster and York Furnace Car #4, a California type car about one half mile east of York Furnace Park in 1910. Conductor is Harry Bortzfield, Motorman is Ben Bates. Car is going to Rawlinsville.
Description
Lancaster and York Furnace Car #4, a California type car about one half mile east of York Furnace Park in 1910. Conductor is Harry Bortzfield, Motorman is Ben Bates. Car is going to Rawlinsville.