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Source Collection
University of North Alabama Archives and Special Collections, Shoals History Collection, Collier Library.
Description
Depiction of the first passenger car to cross the electric car line between Sheffield and Florence Alabama.
The additional file includes the photograph's original caption: "Opening of the electric car line between Sheffield and Florence, Alabama. June 18-1904. First Passenger car of the Sheffield Co. to cross the bridge of the Southern Railway Co. over the Tennessee River near Florence."
Date Created
8-21-2026
Date
June 18, 1904
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Caption from the back of photo
Keywords
Electric Streetcar Line, Sheffield, Florence, Sheffield Co. Railroad, Southern Railway Co.
