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Clayton-Market Switchback

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1998

This sharp turn from Clayton to Market was not negotiable by early streetcars so operators would "switch" the backs of the passenger seats at Market Street, thereby "switching" the streetcar in the reverse direction.

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c. 1921

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Gaar Collection,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer

Carlsson,Chris - Photographer-Artist

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