File:NSLP last tram 1949.jpeg

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Description	This is an image of decorated tram car #177 of the Nova Scotia Light and Power Company Limited, taken March 26, 1949, marking the end of streetcar service in Halifax after 83 years.
Author or copyright owner	Original work: Unknown Depiction: Unknown
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Public Archives of Nova Scotia
Date of publication	Original work: March 26, 1949 Depiction: March 26, 1949
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Nova Scotia Light and Power
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s): Depicts the decoration of the vehicle in recognition of the end of streetcar service in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	n.a.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	This is a low-resolution, historic image used only to illustrate the point under discussion, i.e. that the subject company used decoration to represent public disappointment with the loss of streetcar service.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	n.a.
Other information	The author of the image has released the photographic work under a free license, or it is in the public domain: Made available by the Public Archives of Nova Scotia for non-commercial use.
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