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1855 illustrated newspaper ST CHARLES STREET TROLLEY LINE New Orleans LOUISIANA
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1855 illustrated newspaper ST CHARLES STREET TROLLEY LINE New Orleans LOUISIANA:
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1855 illustrated newspaper with text and a very early engraving of the ST CHARLES STREET TROLLEY LINE in New Orleans LOUISIANA - inv # 4W-132

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SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE ORIGINAL 16-page illustratednewspaper,Ballou\'s Pictorial Newspaper (Boston, MA) datedSept 8, 1855. This illustrated newspaper contains an inside page engraving and a text description of theST CHARLES STREET Trolley Line in NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. This is the earliest depiction and text description I have seen of the ST CHARLES STREET TROLLEY LINE in New Orleans, LA- the oldest continuoulsy operating trolley line in the World.

This is the earliest depiction and text description I have seen of the ST CHARLES STREET TROLLEY LINE in New Orleans, LA - the oldest continuously operating trolley line in the World.

This issue \"begs\" to be framed and displayed in a museum or fine home in present-day New Orleans, LA.

The St. Charles Streetcar line is a historic streetcar line in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world, as it has been in operation since 1835. It is operated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). Officially the St. Charles Streetcar line is internally designated as Route 12, and it runs along its namesake street, St. Charles Avenue. It is the busiest route in the RTA system as it is heavily used by local commuters and tourists. On most RTA maps and publications, it is denoted in green, which is also the color of the streetcars on this line.

Planning for the line began in 1831, and work began as the New Orleans and Carrollton Rail Road in February 1833, the second railway in Greater New Orleans after the Pontchartrain Rail Road. Passenger and freight services by steam locomotives began on September 26, 1835, originally without a dedicated right-of-way (it ran on public streets), although one was eventually established in the neutral ground (the median). Service began as a suburban railroad, since Carrollton was at that time a separate city, while areas along the route were still mostly undeveloped. Two locomotives New Orleans and Carrollton were supplied from England by B. Hick and Sons.

As the area along the line became more urbanized, objections to the soot and noise produced by the locomotives increased, and transport was switched to cars that were powered by horses and mules. For decades in the late 19th century, desire for a mode of transit more swift and powerful than horses but without the disruptive effects of locomotives resulted in a number of systems being tried out. Experimental systems included overhead cable propulsion (with a cable clamp patented by P.G.T. Beauregard in 1869 later being adapted for the San Francisco cable car system), and several innovative designs by Dr. Emile Lamm, including ammonia engines, a \"Chloride of Calcium Engine\", and most successfully the Lamm Fireless Engine which not only propelled pairs of cars along the line in the 1880s but was adopted by the street railways of Paris.

Ballou\'s Pictorial newspapercontained 8 pages of text and 8 pages of gorgeous woodcut engravings, highly prized today for their detailed early illustrations and text descriptions ofPre-Civil War, mid 19th Century American life. The engravings are generally in 3 sizes: double page(DP - 21\" X 16\"), Full page (FP- 16\" x 11\") , and half page (HP- 10\" x 8\").

Very goodcondition. This listing includes thecomplete entire original illustrated newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers paypriority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We acceptpayment by PAYPAL as well as by CREDIT CARD (Visa and Master Card). We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on each week and we ship packages twice a week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN!

Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursers) for sale.



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