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Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ari Bousbib Trolley Photograph Collection comprises 4 binders containing 1,715 mostly black-and-white prints, some in color, depicting revenue and work cars operative in Brooklyn and Queens from 1875 to 1991, with most items dating from 1900 to 1950. Images show trolleys in service on streets, at yards, and occasionally suffering damages or accidents. Most images are dated, and many present handwritten captions on the reverse denoting car specifications, locations, and photographers....