The First Trolley Car
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The First Trolley Car
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Description
Photo (of Kansas City's first regular motorman), illustration (of an early day trolley car), and article about the origins of electric cable cars in Kansas City, starting with inventor and engineer John Henry (a native of Canada) in the 1870s.
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Creator Name
Creator: Munagle, Frank J.
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Date(s)
1909-08
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Subject (local)
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Digital Collection(s)
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Related Item
National Motorman and Conductor
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Note(s)
Page 11: "At last he [John Henry] succeeded in organizing the Kansas City Electric Railway Company. ..in 1887. This line was about a mile long. Four summer cars were bought and the line opened as an electric railway; the first successful one in the world. ..The inventor left for San Diego, California, and prophesied that before ten years electricity would be the popular motor force. ..Eastern corporations persuaded him to identify himself with them before the Kansas Citians got a second chance."
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Shelf Locator
388 E38
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| Restriction on Access |
Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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