BCC468100 Electric tramlines laid on the frozen Neva River (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: horse trams were one of the main means of transport in the late 19th century, and were managed by a private company which had exclusive rights to ground transport refusing to give way to electric trams, however, the contract said nothing about ice or water so rival companies laid tramlines on the Neva as soon as it froze over;); Calmann & King Ltd; Russian, out of copyright.