Pictures 524, 524.3, and 524.6.

Car 953 is seen pulling out of the Cemeteries terminal to begin its trip to the French Market terminal, January 8, 2007.  It is just entering the left traffic lane, shared with automobiles, for the brief trip to the wider neutral ground at Anthony Street.

A small plaque can be seen on the side of 953 just behind the car number.  The second picture is a closeup view of the plaque.  It reads:

THIS ST. CHARLES STREETCAR WAS
HONORED IN OCTOBER, 1983, WITH
ISSUANCE OF A U. S. POSTAL SERVICE
COMMEMORATIVE STAMP DEPICTING IT
AS PART OF THE OLDEST CONTINUALLY
OPERATING STREETCAR LINE IN THE
WORLD.

The third picture shows the stamp, Scott catalog number 2062, depicting car 953 as it looked in 1983 (notice the round door windows). — Earl Hampton photos

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