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Antique San Francisco Cable Car 513 Photograph Powell & Jackson 13 SF Trolley

Antique San Francisco Cable Car 513 Photograph Powell & Jackson 13 SF Trolley
Antique San Francisco Cable Car 513 Photograph Powell & Jackson 13 SF Trolley
Antique San Francisco Cable Car 513 Photograph Powell & Jackson 13 SF Trolley
Antique San Francisco Cable Car 513 Photograph Powell & Jackson 13 SF Trolley

Antique San Francisco Cable Car 513 Photograph Powell & Jackson 13 SF Trolley
513 (Washington & Jackson Line). 1920s-1940s San Francisco, California Sepia-toned gelatin silver photograph in hand-carved wood frame 13 × 10 in framed. Captured along the historic Washington & Jackson line, this sepia-toned photograph depicts Cable Car No. 513 bearing the Powell Street Railway Co. Taken at a time when cable cars were both a practical transit solution and an emerging cultural icon, the image preserves a clear view of the open-grip design, platform signage, and period fashion of its passengers. The hand-carved wooden frame, with its beveled corner motifs, enhances the photograph’s timeless quality. Likely taken between the 1920s and 1940s, the piece offers both a technical study of early 20th-century photographic printing and a nostalgic view of San Francisco street life. This is a true photograph, not a modern reproduction, distinguished by its warm tonal depth and silver-based print texture. On display at the Disco Freedom Gallery, 818 Hyde Street, San Francisco.
Antique San Francisco Cable Car 513 Photograph Powell & Jackson 13 SF Trolley