Detroit Department of Street Railways Token, circa 1925
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Streetcars were a convenient, practical and affordable way to get around cities. A passenger used this 5-cent token to ride streetcars operated by the Detroit Department of Street Railways (DSR). The DSR, formed in 1922 when the city bought the privately owned Detroit United Railways, added bus service in the late 1920s.
Streetcars were a convenient, practical and affordable way to get around cities. A passenger used this 5-cent token to ride streetcars operated by the Detroit Department of Street Railways (DSR). The DSR, formed in 1922 when the city bought the privately owned Detroit United Railways, added bus service in the late 1920s.
Artifact
Transportation token
Date Made
circa 1925
Creators
Detroit (Mich.). Dept. of Street Railways
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Made for the City of Detroit Department of Street Railways, Detroit, Michigan.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
2003.0.11.32
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
White metal
Technique
Stamping (Forming)
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.438 in
Inscriptions
Front: CITY OF DETROIT / DEPT. OF ST. RYS. / A Reverse: GOOD FOR ONE FIVE CENT FARE
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