streetcars along High Street, Columbus, Ohio, circa 1909

The Detroit Publishing company, which produced copious postcards in the early 20th century, used huge 10 x 8" glass negatives which give an impressive amount of clear detail. This photo example on the shorpy.com site was composed from three such plates.

Streetcars in Columbus were electrified in the early 1890s and lasted until 1948. Most lines used a broad gauge track of 5 ft 2 in (1,575 mm); a way to keep long distance passenger and freight railroads from accidentally or intentionally running their cars on city streets. However, some lines built in the late 19th century used standard gauge such as the Worthington Line which ran long Summit Street, Hudson Avenue, Arcadia Avenue, and High Street. With the advent of the interurban, many sections of dual gauge track were built to allow the streetcars and interurbans to use the same route.