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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 2000
Page
23
In the early 1900s cities relied on horse drawn wagons and streetcars, later electrified by overhead lines. Auto ownership was rare and expensive until Henry Ford began Model T production in 1908, transforming urban travel. This piece is part of the National Archives exhibit Picturing the Century.
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