Vintage work crew photos

[volodar]

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July 1941, I was less than a year old in an Eastern European war zone. I see 'passengers' in both cars. Stalks to live wire are not extended, nor do I see a live wire aloft. These cars aren't going anywhere on their own power. Totally staged publicity photo, except perhaps for the sidewalk people. Streetcars look like the ones in Toronto Canada when we arrived there in 1956 - and are still running every few minutes today, sometimes two in tandem. Am I missing something?