San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA - 5, Vintage Poster

This rare historical print captures San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA - 5 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

Library of Congress record: 5. CABLE STRAND ALARM: Photocopy of December 1966 photograph showing cable strand alarm located at Beach and Hyde Streets. A strand in the cable (see CA-12-7) forces the fork forward, alerting the powerhouse to the strand by means of an electrical warning device. This strand alarm operates in essentially the same manner as those first used in the 1880s.

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