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A black-and-white photo of a vintage streetcar with the number 973 on its front, traveling on a city street with tall buildings and a large Coca-Cola billboard in the background.
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c. 1931 to 1947

A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 973, bound for Indiana Avenue, travels through the city streets in the 1930s or 1940s.

Date
c. 1931 to 1947Estimated from the photograph; no date was written on the print.
Vehicle
Streetcar
Operator
Chicago Surface Lines
Equipment
Master Unit
Fleet numbers
Chicago Surface Lines 973
Tags
1930s1940s Autumn

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