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The Chambers and Madison Streets streetcar line (aka Madison Street line) of the New York Railways was discontinued on Sept. 21, 1919. Cars on this line were battery powered. metro.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_streetcar_lines_in_Manhattan. This line ran east to west from the Grand St. Ferry on the East River to the Chambers St. Ferry on the Hudson, roughly on the route of the present day M22 bus line. books.google.com/books?id=2DA05tBefEsC&pg=PA888&l... metro.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_streetcar_lines_in_Manhattan It's possible this photo was taken to illustrate a story about the last day of the line's service. The streetcar is pictured traveling through the archway in Manhattan's Municipal Building on Centre Street and Chambers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Municipal_Building Street view (east through arch), June 1916: www.google.com/maps/place/Avenue+of+the+Finest,+New+York,... account of controversial closing of east side lines, NYT 9/19/19: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A04E6D9153AE0...

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shot from inside the Municipal Building looking northwest to the Surrogate's Courthouse. www.google.com/maps/@40.7130631,-74.0040537,3a,75y,20.47h...

"Manhattan's Lost Streetcars" has additional information on these stepless, center loading battery cars, with photos. books.google.com/books?id=jTj1tGfHu4oC&pg=PA58&lp...

good-times.webshots.com/photo/1199520103033746761jPOEac is a picture of the same arch.

As is this www.flickr.com/photos/epicharmus/3129782522/. This is a photo of the Manhattan Municipal Building.

Thanks swanq and the_vampire_hanna for identifiying this building as the Manhattan Municipal Building. We will update the the description when we reload the database.

Some articles on the march and parade in Washington, DC they were going to memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/aw01e/aw01e.html womenshistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa010118a.htm This photo was probably taken on February 10, 1913 (the adjacent photo has that date) There are photos from the parade in DC including www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2615544645/ There was also a Pathe newsreel of this (Women descend from a double decker bus which carries a banner `Votes for women') ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/592106

I agree that this was February 10, 1913. A New York Times article from the 11th on page 11 "Suffragists Spread Oratoray and Tracts" describes the bus ride the previous day.

roketpad and Steve Rhodes: Thank you for the information and NYT article citation. It does appear that the date of Feb. 10, 1913 is correct. We will update the information and reload the description.

A similar photo ist depicted in New-York tribune., February 11, 1913, Page 12 with the names of the women on the bus: Left to right: Elizabeth Freeman, Evelyn McCullough, Mabelle Morgan, Frances Hedges, "Colonel" Ida Craft, Helen Hoy Greeley, "General" Rosalie Jones, Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw, Rose Sanderson (1), Mrs. John Boldt, Hetty Wright Graham and Constance Leupp. (1) the correct name is Rose Sanderman

Rose Sanderman and Elisabeth Freeman: