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Steiner near Jackson
October 1, 1947
Elevated view east to Muni Washington & Jackson Sts. Line cable car #527, chartered by the Citizens Committee To Save the Cable Cars and its chair Friedel Klussmann. On front left, campaign sign urging a yes vote on Proposition 10 (which passed overwhelmingly and preserved all existing Municipal Railway cable car lines), reading 'Vote Yes on Prop. 10 Nov. 4 and SAVE THE CABLES. Cables in the last 10 years have had fewer fatalities than buses. No bus can load as fast. Cables have 4 brakes." Victorian at center since demolished.
Artifact
- Citation: Robert T. McVay
- Date Added: April 9, 2020
- Contributor: Courtesy of Emiliano Echeverria
- Format: transparency slide
Rights
Downloadable: Yes