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2016.8.6Description
Print, photographic. 4 x 3 b/w on 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 cardboard. Image of small trolley-like vehicle with passengers. Horse and man at right.
Taken in Denver, Colorado. From History of Colorado website: "The Cherrelyn Line was built in 1883 by the Southside Investment Company and operated until 1910. The horse was hitched to a single car at Hampden and Broadway. It pulled the car up one-and-a-half miles of track on a steep Broadway hill. At the height of the run was a small shopping community called Cherrelyn. At this point the horse was unhitched and led to the back of the car where it was backed onto a platform. Harnessing gravity, the horse and passengers would coast back to the route's starting point. The trip up the hill took fifteen minutes while the ride back down took only three. The fare was five cents in 1883, but after some time was increased to a dime."
Helen Shank owned/operated Trails End Ranch near Olympia Airport. See biography for other info.Name/Title
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