Vintage original 8.5 x 12 in. US single-weight glossy photograph from the 1970s historical family-themed television mini-series, THE BEST OF FAMILIES: AN AMERICAN DRAMA 1880-1900. Drama set in late 19th-century America, following the lives of three families - one wealthy, one middle-class, and a family of poor Irish immigrants. The cast includes Peter Burnell, Julia MacKenzie, Ed Meyer, Nick Wyman, Guy Boyd, William Carden, Alice Drummond, George Ede, Jill Eikenberry, and Peter Evans.

 

The image features an exterior shot on a trolley car as operator John Patrick Rafferty (Sean Griffin) "...defies his brother's pro-union sentiment, and becomes a strikebreaker during the Great Trolley Strike in 1895." Affixed to the bottom of the verso which wraps around to the recto is the original paper snipe that describes the image. It is in very fine condition as shown.

Provenance: The Hearst Herald Examiner newspaper archive.