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Orange streetcar "Orange Dummy" in the southeast corner of Plaza Square, Orange, California, ca. 1890

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Title: Orange streetcar "Orange Dummy" in the southeast corner of Plaza Square, Orange, California, ca. 1890
Date Created and/or Issued: ca. 1890
Publication Information: Orange Public Library
Contributing Institution: Orange Public Library and History Center
Collection: Orange Public Library Local History Collection
Rights Information: For information on copyrights and permissions, please contact Orange Public Library, Orange, California.
Description: Orange streetcar "Orange Dummy" in the southeast corner of Plaza Square, Orange, California, ca. 1890. Image shows view of the Campbell block with the steam-powered streetcar "Orange Dummy" (a railroad term for the street-locomotive), also known as the Peanut Roaster for its shrill whistle, which was built by the Tolle brothers who bought and operated the line and ran the streetcar beginning in 1896 from Orange to Santa Ana. To the right of it, at the intersection of Plaza Square and South Glassell Street is the Campbell Block, housing the EHLEN & GROTE CO., a general merchandise store. Dirt street visible in foreground.
Photographic print
B&w
27.8 x 35.2 cm. (oversized)
Type: image
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt187010bq
OPL210
10511962
Language: English
Subject: Street railroads
Orange (Calif.)
Historic buildings
Plazas--Orange (Calif.)
Orange Dummy--Orange (Calif.)
Campbell Block--Orange (Calif.)
Ehlen & Grote Company--Orange (Calif.)

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