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Front Street, Thorold, Ont., Canada (showing the first electric car line in Canada).
Front Street, Thorold, Ont., Canada (showing the first electric car line in Canada).

Front Street, Thorold, Ont., Canada (showing the first electric car line in Canada).

Date1910
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Front Street, Thorold, Ontario, Canada (showing the first electric car line in Canada).
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipThorold
    GeographyRegion or DistrictNiagara (Ont. : Regional municipality)
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Postcards
    Dimensions5.5 x 3.5 inches
    Language
      CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberPC_ON_2011
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      Picture of one storey brick library building.
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      Bauer Power: Fenwick's Steve Bauer (front) was first off the line and first across the finish line in a 60-lap race through Toronto streets yesterday
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