February Mule streetcar, 1888

H. C. Mortensen, driver, at the reins of Hawai‘i’s first mule streetcar, 1888, in front of Ali‘iolani Hale in Honolulu. The cars ran along a twelve-mile route, stopping anywhere for passengers. Hawaiian Tramways Company was sold and dismantled in 1903. This photograph was an advertisement for the company. (Photographer unknown. HHS #3344)

 
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