Passenger Ticket for Streetcar Travel on the Wyandotte & Detroit River Railway, circa 1900
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Interurbans were electric commuter trains that served as lifelines between small towns and cities starting in the 1880s. This ticket was good for one fare on the Wyandotte and Detroit River Railway, an interurban line serving Detroit, Wyandotte, and Trenton in southeast Michigan.
Interurbans were electric commuter trains that served as lifelines between small towns and cities starting in the 1880s. This ticket was good for one fare on the Wyandotte and Detroit River Railway, an interurban line serving Detroit, Wyandotte, and Trenton in southeast Michigan.
Artifact
Ticket
Date Made
circa 1900
Subject Date
circa 1900
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
90.152.404
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 0.813 in
Width: 1.875 in
Inscriptions
Text in part: GOOD FOR ONE FARE ONLY / SOUTH DEARBORN ROAD AND RIVER ROUGE
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