Southbridge & Sturbridge Street Railway at Worcester South Agricultural Grounds Sturbridge

Southbridge & Sturbridge Street Railway at Worcester South Agricultural Grounds Sturbridge

Street-railroads--Massachusetts--Southbridge; Trolley cars--history; Trolley cars--pictorial work; Southbridge (Mass.)--history; Sturbridge (Mass.)--history

Southbridge & Sturbridge Street Railway depicted in front of the entrance to the Worcester Agricultural Grounds in Sturbridge. According to the sign over the windows of the vehicle, it also served Sandersdale & Fiskdale (sections of Southbridge and Sturbridge respectively.) Passengers are visible through the windows of the trolley. Men are congregated outside the Fair Grounds entrance. The first annual fair of the Worcester South Agricultural Society was held in Sturbridge, Wednesday, October 3rd, 1855.

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c. 1907

Is part of the collection at the Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, Massachusetts. http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org. Presented to the library on December 12, 2001 by the United States Army Corp of Engineers from a copy of the Brimfield Library's glass plate collection.

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