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Trolley Postcards

Featuring the Collections of:

Nicholas Kibre (site editor)

Robert Townley

Bill Volkmer

For several years I've been collecting old postcards. My particular focus is on views of streetcars in West Coast cities and towns. Lately, this web site has begun to grow beyond my own postcard collection as others have shared images from theirs. Additions are always welcome; I can be reached at:
nkibretellme.com

Also check out A Traction Fan's Miscellany, Current-day traction photos.

What's new?

September 2002: New San Francisco postcards featuring the ferry loop and Market Street cable cars.
August 2002: New Reno, NV page.
July 2002: Added two Havana postcards.
May 2002: New cards of San Jose and Bakersfield.
January 2002: Added cards from Wellington, New Zealand and Atlanta.
December 2001, Batch II: Divided Eastern US into Mid-Atlantic States and New England; added cards from Bill Volkmer collection featuring New York, Rochester NY, Eerie PA, Bradford PA, Los Angeles, and New Orleans.
December 2001, Batch I: New pages for Bay Area Ferry and Bridge connections with new images the S.F. ferry loop and the Key Pier, South Bay with new Los Gatos card; divided Western U.S. into California Misc. and Mountain States, the latter with excerpts from a Utah folder; new postcards of San Francisco, Vancouver, Chicago, Paris, and Oslo.
August 2001: Added images from Robert Townley's postcard collection in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Central Valley, Berkeley, and Santa Cruz pages.
June 2001: New pages for East Bay and San Diego; added Ft. Collins, CO card to Western US, and a New York City card to Eastern US page; another LA card.
May 2001: Added Central Valley, with Sacramento and Stockton.
April 2001: Humboldt Co. Courthouse, Eureka CA, Manitou, CO.
March 2001: Ferry Approaching San Francisco, Shasta Springs funicular.
January 2001: Added Los Angeles, Piedmont and Northern.
September 2000: Added frames, split "Other US" into regions.
July 2000: San Francisco: Two views from Powell & Market
June 2000: Other US: California Western "Skunk"

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