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B+W photo of trolley car 2740 on trestle approaching Jersey City Heights on last full day of use, Hoboken, Aug. 6, 1949.
Photograph
Black-and-white photo of trolley car 2740 on trestle approaching Jersey City Heights on last full day of service, Hoboken, August 6, 1949. 3-1/2" high x 5" wide print. Photographer not indicated. Reverse has: processor's mark, J513; typewritten print or negative file number and caption information as below.
Typewritten on back: X49-533. PS-NJ [Public Service of New Jersey] car 2740 of Summit Av. line on trestle approaching Palisades on last day of service 8/6/49.
The view is on the elevated or 'L' trestle is east - northeast from Jersey City Heights; Hoboken is in the background.
The trolleys or streetcars that used this line on the south end of Hoboken ran to and from a terminal at Hudson Place next to the Lackawanna Terminal. They also had connections to street level routes in Hoboken.
2008.012.0205
2008.012
Lukacs, Claire
Gift
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
n/a
1949 - 1949
Hoboken
Date: 1949-1949
3-1/2 in
5 in
Good
Notes: Photographs may have been taken by a William or Bill Slade. Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2008-11-18