First tram run in Adelaide, November 1908. Printed by "The Critic" newspaper March 9, 1909. Scanned by Peripitus – originally uploaded to en:wikipedia then re-uploaded here. The tram is a four-wheel "California combination" car, later classified "Type A". The photographer added three hand-lettered advertisements in the background.

A higher-quality image is now available -- "Adelaide tram number 1 on trial run in North Tce 30 Nov 1908.jpg".

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