The third wave of immigration (1890-1914) now
brought 15 million Austro-Hungarians, Between 1900 and 1910 automobile registrations rose from 8,000 to 469,000. The Golden Age of streetcars (1890-1920) was marked by an increase of ridership from 2 to 15.5 million passengers a year.
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| Traveling
near and far Continue your family scrapbook. You are going somewhere. For some of you this is a delightful excursion to see one of the great events of the century. For others the trip is born of necessity, hunger or a tragedy. See Entertainment, People and Holidays, Excursions and Trips for ideas about your trip and its purpose. Read the fictional journal of Jenny Brown about her family's journey in a Model-T from Waterford, Michigan to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Find pictures and maps to record how you get there and what you see along the way and at your journey's end. Where do you travel and with whom? Tell the story of your trip in journal entries.
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![]() Passengers hang on to
the crowded Baker Line trolley in 1910
USA, NY, New York, Ellis Island, "Immigrants who
have been passed," |
© Debbie Abilock August 22, 1999-2004