Horsecars, Cable Cars And Omnibuses: All 107 Photographs From The John Stephenson Company Album, 1888
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A remarkable work of transportation history and visual documentation, Horsecars, Cable Cars and Omnibuses: All 107 Photographs From the John Stephenson Company Album, 1888 presents a rare and comprehensive photographic record of 19th-century urban transit vehicles as manufactured by one of America's most prominent carbuilders. The volume reproduces all 107 original photographs from the Stephenson Company's 1888 sales album, showcasing the extraordinary variety of horsecars, cable cars, and omnibuses that defined city travel in the decades before electrification transformed public transportation. White's authoritative commentary situates each vehicle within its broader historical and technological context, illustrating how American cities evolved their transit infrastructure during a pivotal era of industrial growth. The tone is scholarly yet accessible, making it an indispensable reference for historians, transit enthusiasts, and anyone captivated by the mechanical ingenuity of the Gilded Age. This meticulously assembled collection stands as both a primary source document and a tribute to the craftsmanship that shaped the daily lives of millions of urban Americans.
Author: John H. White, Jr.
Format: Paperback
Published: 1974, Dover Publications, Inc., New York
Genre: Transport & automotive
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A remarkable work of transportation history and visual documentation, Horsecars, Cable Cars and Omnibuses: All 107 Photographs From the John Stephenson Company Album, 1888 presents a rare and comprehensive photographic record of 19th-century urban transit vehicles as manufactured by one of America's most prominent carbuilders. The volume reproduces all 107 original photographs from the Stephenson Company's 1888 sales album, showcasing the extraordinary variety of horsecars, cable cars, and omnibuses that defined city travel in the decades before electrification transformed public transportation. White's authoritative commentary situates each vehicle within its broader historical and technological context, illustrating how American cities evolved their transit infrastructure during a pivotal era of industrial growth. The tone is scholarly yet accessible, making it an indispensable reference for historians, transit enthusiasts, and anyone captivated by the mechanical ingenuity of the Gilded Age. This meticulously assembled collection stands as both a primary source document and a tribute to the craftsmanship that shaped the daily lives of millions of urban Americans.