A Lorain Street Railway trolley car

Circa 1900

A Lorain Street Railway trolley car travels north in the rain near Fishers Jewelry on the 100 block of Broadway Avenue in Lorain, Ohio circa 1900. Another visible landmark in the photograph is a street clock advertising Fishers Jewelry.
Other items of note include a bicycle tied to a small post in the front center of the photograph. A woman and a child can be seen at the right of the photo walking under an umbrella. The photographer is unknown.

~ Doane Collection of the Lorain Public Library System, “A Lorain Street Railway trolley car,” Lorain County Memory, accessed May 23, 2026, https://lorain.omeka.net/items/show/2652.

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Title

A Lorain Street Railway trolley car

Description

A Lorain Street Railway trolley car travels north in the rain near Fishers Jewelry on the 100 block of Broadway Avenue in Lorain, Ohio circa 1900. Another visible landmark in the photograph is a street clock advertising Fishers Jewelry.
Other items of note include a bicycle tied to a small post in the front center of the photograph. A woman and a child can be seen at the right of the photo walking under an umbrella. The photographer is unknown.

Publisher

Albert Doane
Lorain Public Library System

Date

Circa 1900

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Image

Identifier

Item #2652

Coverage

Lorain

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Photograph