Fifth Avenue bus
A Fifth Avenue bus in New York City in 1900 was a large carriage drawn by two horses.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1900
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A Fifth Avenue bus in New York City in 1900 was a large carriage drawn by two horses.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1900
Print shows Father Knickerbocker, a symbolic figure for New York City, bound to a stone wall labeled “Ring Rule” by chains labeled “Partisanship,” tempted by a bunch of grapes labeled “Rapid Transit” hanging on a vine that is just out of reach.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-04-26