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Peter Witt

27 photographs
A vintage streetcar numbered 236 travels on a city street alongside a horse-drawn wagon and early automobiles, under overhead wires. A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 236, at the corner of Clinton and Roosevelt streets, sharing the street with horse-drawn and motorized traffic. 1932 · Clinton and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a vintage streetcar on a city street with a pedestrian crossing and several cars from the era. A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 5460, operates on a city street in the early 1930s. March 1933 · Halsted and 80th St, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of two vintage streetcars on a snowy city street lined with parked cars and large stone buildings. Two Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcars, numbers 1971 and 1955, are shown on a snow-covered street with parked 1930s automobiles and large stone buildings. 1937 · Fairbanks, Chicago, IL A black-and-white photo shows the burned-out interior of a carbarn, featuring the front of a streetcar numbered 268, surrounded by charred debris and twisted metal. Chicago Surface Lines streetcar 268 sits damaged inside a burned-out carbarn, with only its front end and number board still visible among the wreckage. September 1938 · Lawndale P'Ke A black and white photograph of two vintage streetcars on a dirt road in Chicago; one is numbered 5023 and the other 6163, both with trolley poles and route signs, set against a backdrop of large buildings. Two Chicago Surface Lines streetcars, a Master Unit and a Peter Witt, on an unpaved street in winter. 1942 · State and Randolph, Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photo of a Chicago streetcar, number 1412, on the 26-Cottage route, driving on a street with an elevated train track in the background and a building labeled 'PLYMOUTH' on the right. Chicago Surface Lines streetcar 1412 on the 26-Cottage route, operating on Wabash Avenue under an elevated railway structure. 1945 · 26th Wabash, Chicago, IL A vintage streetcar with the number 3298 and destination Montrose is shown on a city street with overhead wires, passengers visible inside, and a few pedestrians nearby. Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar number 3298 heads to Montrose on a summer day in the 1930s or 1940s. 1945 · Montrose and Lincoln, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of two vintage streetcars, numbers 604 and 8010, operating on a city street lined with shops and a few automobiles. A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 604, is shown at a street intersection, with a Master Unit car, number 8010, visible in the background. 1945 A black-and-white photo of a 1940s streetcar on a city street with vintage automobiles and storefronts. A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 868, on route 80, navigating a bustling street lined with shops in the 1940s. 1946 A black-and-white photograph of a vintage Chicago streetcar with the number 400, showing a driver inside and the destination sign reading 'LAWRENCE - BROADWAY'. A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 400, on the Lawrence-Broadway route. 1946 · Lawrence and Austin, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream streetcar on a city street with 1940s cars, pedestrians, and a Sunbury Food Stores sign visible in the background. A green and cream Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 30[?]3, travels down a bustling city street lined with 1940s cars and a Sunbury Food Stores. August 1949 · 9th and Hoover A street scene in downtown Chicago featuring a red streetcar, green and yellow buses, and vintage automobiles on a cobblestone street, with an elevated train structure overhead and neon signs on surrounding buildings. A Chicago Surface Lines streetcar and motor buses operate on a downtown street under an elevated railway in the late 1940s. June 8, 1950 · Washington and Wells, Chicago, IL A vintage streetcar and a bus on a wide Chicago street lined with tall buildings and 1940s cars. A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 629, on a downtown street in the 1940s, sharing the road with buses and vintage automobiles. 1951 · 4 and Washington, Chicago, IL An overhead view of a red and cream Peter Witt streetcar on a wide city street with vintage automobiles and crowds of pedestrians on the sidewalks. A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 3, travels down a busy downtown street, likely State Street, in the late 1940s. July 17, 1951 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar travels down a busy urban street lined with vintage cars and tall buildings under a clear sky. A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 2143, on route 25, travels down a bustling city street in the late 1940s. 1952 · 45 and Jackson, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream streetcar numbered 3141 with a 'LAKE' destination sign, parked on cobblestone tracks under a steel elevated structure in a city. A green and cream Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 3141, on a city street under an elevated structure, showing its destination as LAKE. October 19, 1952 · Franklin and Lake, Chicago, IL A red streetcar runs down the center of a bustling city street, surrounded by vintage cars and pedestrians under an elevated structure. A red Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar navigates a busy city street lined with mid-century storefronts and parked cars. August 2, 1953 · 52 and Garfield A red and cream streetcar with the number 1788 is on a city street, with a green and white elevated train passing overhead on a steel structure, surrounded by 1950s-era cars and storefronts. A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 1788, travels on the street below an elevated Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit train at the Lake and Dearborn intersection. September 26, 1953 · Lake and Dearborn, Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar marked 'LAKE' and numbered 1758 runs on a city street beneath an elevated green and cream rapid transit train, surrounded by 1940s automobiles and storefront signs including 'ENNEPER' and 'Ford'. A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 1758, on a street below an elevated 'L' line carrying a Chicago Rapid Transit Company train, with vintage automobiles and storefronts in the background. September 26, 1953 · Lake and Dearborn, Chicago, IL A vintage red streetcar labeled number 6435 and route 8 sits on tracks beside an elevated train station, with several people nearby and city buildings in the background. A red Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 6435, on route 8, is pictured on a city street next to an elevated station. October 5, 1953 · Halsted and Congress, Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar marked CSL 1721 moves down a street beneath a dark steel elevated structure, flanked by parked 1940s cars and a few pedestrians. A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 1721, travels under an elevated rail structure on a sunny day in the late 1940s, surrounded by period automobiles. October 20, 1953 · Lake and Ashland, Chicago, IL A vintage red streetcar numbered 688 travels across a metal truss bridge, with its destination sign showing 63RD-STONY, and cars following behind under bright sunlight. A red Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 688, crosses a truss bridge on a sunny day, its destination sign reading '63RD-STONY'. February 22, 1954 · Halsted and Kinzie, Chicago, IL Two vintage Chicago streetcars, a green PCC and a red Peter Witt, are stopped at a grade crossing with automobiles and pedestrians nearby on a sunny day. Two Chicago Transit Authority streetcars, a green PCC 9720 and a red Peter Witt 658, meet at a grade crossing on a city street. May 18, 1954 · Larrabee, Chicago, IL A vintage color photo showing a red and cream streetcar on a city street with cobblestones, yellow taxis parked along the curb, an elevated train platform above, and storefronts including 'Flagg Bros' and 'Hardy'. A red and cream Chicago Transit Authority Peter Witt streetcar numbered 610 runs under an elevated structure with CTA signage, on a sunny street lined with 1950s automobiles and storefronts. May 25, 1954 · Halsted and 63rd PL, Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar with the number 640 travels down a street under a dark elevated structure, with people on the sidewalk and vintage cars parked along the curb. A Chicago Transit Authority Peter Witt streetcar, number 640, travels under an elevated structure on a city street lined with 1940s-era automobiles and storefronts. May 25, 1954 · Halsted and 63rd PL, Chicago, IL A red and white streetcar numbered 144 moves along a city street under a dark elevated train structure, with vintage cars and a billboard visible in the background. A red Chicago Transit Authority Peter Witt streetcar, number 144, travels under an elevated 'L' station in the 1950s. 1956 · Clark Lake, Chicago, IL A red and white streetcar numbered 144 runs on tracks in a city street, with an elevated train station and vintage cars in the background. A red Chicago Transit Authority Peter Witt streetcar, number 144, navigates a city street beneath an elevated 'L' station in the 1950s. 1956 · Clark and Lake, Chicago, IL