First Oregon Electric Car

Title

First Oregon Electric Car

Description

Sepia-toned image of a large group of people standing in a dirt street between two buildings blocking the railroad tracks. The people face a man standing in the rear door of the car. Most of the crowd is men, a few women stand off to the right of the image and over to the left behind the men. One small girl in a short white dress is looking back towards the camera. In the center of the picture is a streetcar, and a sign to the left reads 'Hillsboro, Washington County.'

[front] [pen] 1st Oreg. Electric Car. 2nd Washington. 1908. [back] [pencil] B. P. Cornelius, Speaker. B. P. Cornelius making speech. [ink] Sept. 30 1908 . [pen] When Oregon Electric railroad finished its railroad to Hillsboro. Picture of first Oregon Electric Car. on 2nd and Washington St. The track running on Wash. St. Commercial Hotel on right, City Hall on left. Donor of picture, Cmm Jack Cornelius. 1964

Identifier

WCMpic_001726

Subject

Street-railroads

Urban transportation

Civic improvement

Speeches, addresses, etc., American

Economic History

Scientific History

Local & State History

Spatial Coverage

Hillsboro, Oregon

Language

English

Date Created

9/30/1908

Date

1908

Medium

photographic prints

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum