First Words: Playtime

by Mike Phipps

Board Book

Published January 1, 1999

About the author

Mike Phipps is a native, fourth-generation San Franciscan and Board Member of the Friends of the Cable Car Museum. He is a graduate of both the University of California at Berkeley and Stanford University History Departments. For thirty years he has taught California and United States History, as well as Western Civilization, at local secondary schools and colleges. As a Director of the Friends, he has given lectures and written historical articles for the museum. Recently his article, “Hallidie’s Folly: The Story of the Clay Street Hill Railroad Cable Cars,” appeared in the Winter 2009 edition of The Argonaut