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1.
Advertisement for the "New Doubledecker to Lake Minnetonka," Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1906
Description:
Advertisement for new double-decker streetcar service from Minneapolis to Excelsior.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Advertisements
2.
Motorman Bill advertisement for Twin City Rapid Transit Company, Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Motorman Bill was the fictional spokesman for the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. He appeared in advertisements to put a human face on the company.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
3.
"The Helping Hand--Power," Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1924
Description:
Third in a series of advertisements showing the organization of Twin City Rapid Transit.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Advertisements
4.
"The Helping Hand--Accounting and Stores," Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1924
Description:
Fifth in a series of advertisements showing the organization of Twin City Rapid Transit.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Advertisements
5.
"The Modern Streetcar," Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1923
Description:
Advertisement promoting Twin City Rapid Transit's new lightweight streetcar.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Advertisements
6.
"There is no substitute," Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1929
Description:
Advertisement by Twin City Rapid Transit against additional expense burdens placed by the public on the company.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Advertisements
7.
"Service" advertisement, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1928
Description:
Advertisement spelling out free street maintenance services provided by Twin City Rapid Transit.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Advertisements
8.
"Who Uses the Street Car?" advertisement, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Newspaper advertisement showing shoppers boarding streetcars.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Advertisements
9.
Advertisement for Lightweight Noiseless Electric Streetcar Company, Twin City Rapid Transit
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Creator:
Lightweight Noiseless Electric Streetcar Company
Date Created:
1925
Description:
The Lightweight Noiseless Electric Streetcar Co. built streetcars inside the Snelling Shops of Twin City Rapid Transit. This an ad shows a car built for Chicago.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
10.
"Streetcar bodies $395," advertisement, Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1953
Description:
Newspaper advertisement to sell streetcar bodies as buildings following abandonment of streetcar service.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
11.
"Doctor told me to consider my nerves," Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Newspaper ad promoting streetcar riding.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
12.
"So you are riding the street cars now, Fred?" Twin Cities Lines, Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Newspaper advertisement promoting streetcar ridership. The response to the question reads, "Yes, I got tired of trying to find a place to park."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
13.
"Delightful Steamboat Excursions," Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1915?
Description:
Newspaper ad for steamboat excursions on Lake Minnetonka via Twin City Rapid Transit express boat.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
14.
Advertisement for Northern Car Company, Robbinsdale, Minnesota
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Creator:
Northern Car Company
Date Created:
1885?
Description:
For a short time, the Northern Car Company of Robbinsdale built streetcars, such as the one in this ad.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
15.
Advertisement for women to drive streetcar during World War II, Twin City Rapid Transit
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1943
Description:
Newspaper Advertisement for women to drive streetcar during World War II
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Advertisements
16.
"Lake Harriet Pavilion Season of 1891," Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Creator:
Minneapolis Street Railway
Date Created:
1891
Description:
Advertisement for concerts and recreational activities at Lake Harriet, and instructions on how to reach there by streetcar.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
17.
"I read it this morning…"
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Newspaper advertisement promoting streetcar ridership.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
18.
"Bill the Motorman" streetcar cards, Twin City Rapid Transit, Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Three streetcar interior car cards with public service announcements by "Bill the Motorman," the company's fictional spokesman.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
19.
"Bill the Motorman" streetcar cards, Twin City Rapid Transit, Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Three streetcar interior car cards with public service announcements by "Bill the Motorman," the company's fictional spokesman.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
20.
"The Helping Hand--Builders," Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1924
Description:
Second in a series of advertisements showing the organization of Twin City Rapid Transit.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
21.
"The Helping Hand--Track and Roadway," Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1924
Description:
Fourth in a series of advertisements showing the organization of Twin City Rapid Transit.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
22.
"The Helping Hand--Operation," Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1924
Description:
First in a series of advertisements showing the organization of Twin City Rapid Transit.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Text
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Advertisements
23.
"Prosperity and the Car Lines," Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1929
Description:
Advertisement by Twin City Rapid Transit against additional expense burdens placed by the public on the company.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Advertisements
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"Shop Best by Street Car" advertisement, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Newspaper ad promoting shopping by streetcar.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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Advertisements
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"Shop Best by Street Car" advertisement, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Creator:
Twin City Rapid Transit
Date Created:
1925?
Description:
Newspaper ad promoting shopping by streetcar.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Streetcar Museum
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