Years before people could even imagine the DC Metro, another means of public transportation was serving the needs of Washingtonians. It was the D.C. Transit Streetcar System, and it was an important part of the life of the city. During the 1940's, two creative photographers, Esther Bubley and John Collier, captured the following "veritas" portraits.
The Streetcars are long gone. The tracks have been removed. Their refreshing green and white logos have vanished. Many years ago, it was said that "Big Oil" put Streetcar service out of business. I wonder if that's true?
Starkeeper
An edit from an old poster
Artist Unknown
Going Green
As a vaporous green haze settles over the country, zombie-like men in raincoats stare mindlessly at billboards, while model T's hustle off to various uncertain rendezvous.
Frosty Times
Sitting on a Wall
From a Daguerreotype, C. 1840's
Director Max Reinhardt, and Actress, Anita Louise, at the premiere of the movie version of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", 1935
Anita Louise as Titania, 1
Anita Louise as Titania, 2
Titania by the Waterfall
Anita Louise
Twenties Emotive
Crystal Palace, London, 1851
Crystal Palace, Western USA, 1941
Years before people could even imagine the DC Metro, another means of public transportation was serving the needs of Washingtonians. It was the D.C. Transit Streetcar System, and it was an important part of the life of the city. During the 1940's, two creative photographers, Esther Bubley and John Collier, captured the following "veritas" portraits.
