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Video: Public Service Coordinated Transport (spine title: Public Service Trolleys. Mark I Video, copyright 1992. VHS tape cassette.

Archive

Scope and ContentPublic Service Coordinated Transport (spine title: Public Service Trolleys. Mark I Video, copyright 1992. Produced by Marc S. Balkin, New Milford, N.J. VHS tape cassette with case. Black-and-white / color / soundtrack (big band music). Running time: 30:00. Archival footage with titles and captions of streetcars and trolley scenes from the 1930s to early 1950s. Filmed by Sid Silleck, Walter Druck, Don Van Court, Arthur Lindo and John Briggs. (Other credits appear in video.) Cassette label reads only Union and Essex counties. It does have Hudson County including Hoboken lines as stated on box insert.

Entry/Object ID

2011.001.0021

Acquisition

Accession

2011.001

Source or Donor

Purchase

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Museum Collections.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1935 - 1955

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1992 Date(s): 1992

General Notes

Note

Notes: Text of case insert Public Service Trolleys In its heyday, Public Service Coordinated Transport of New Jersey operated 2500 trolleys over 900 miles of track, carrying more than 400 million passengers a year. This program, comprised of extremely rare archival film footage, offers a tour of several Union, Essex, and Hudson County lines, including the South Kearney, Jackson, Union City, 21-Orange, 23-Central Avenue, and 29-Bloomfield Avenue routes, and the Newark trolley subway. You'll also visit the unique trolley elevated line, which extended from the Lackawanna Railroad's Hoboken Terminal to Sip Avenue in Jersey City. Trackside and onboard views are presented. Additional scenes include scrapping of the trolleys in 1949 and a section on the dual-powered (electric and internal combustion) All-Service Vehicles. Filmed by Sid Silleck, Walter Druck, Don Van Court, Arthur Lonto, and John Briggs. 30 MINUTES COLOR AND B/W ARCHIVE FILM SOUNDTRACK FEATURES BIG BAND MUSIC Produced by Marc S. Balkin Copyright 1992, Mark I Video. Duplication, Rental, and Exhibition Prohibited. FREE CATALOG AVAILABLE: MARK I VIDEO P.O. BOX 404, NEW MILFORD, NJ 07646 1 -800-66-MARK 1 Cover Photo Courtesy Mitch Dakelman Jacket Design by Anne Marie Sole Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2011-03-31