Locust Street Bridge

ID: 302 ~ Source: Postcard Collection, Special Collections, Des Moines Public Library ~ Date: 1913

This file appears in: Streetcars, Trolleys, Curbliners, and Buses in Des Moines

View of the Locust St. Bridge with the Library and Coliseum in background. The bridge is bustling with activity, including carriages, bicycles, and a streetcar, as well as people on foot. Caption: Locust Street Bridge, showing Library and Coliseum, / Des Moines, Iowa. (lower right corner) P-23549.

Additional Information

Subject

Transportation

Format

Postcard

Language

English

Type

Image

This file appears in: Streetcars, Trolleys, Curbliners, and Buses in Des Moines

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