Waybill for Stagecoach and Rail Travel, "Rail-Road Line of Stages from North-Canaan to New York," 1841
THF76651 / Waybill for Stagecoach and Rail Travel, "Rail-Road Line of Stages from North-Canaan to New York," 1841 / detail
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Artifact Overview
Waybills helped nineteenth-century stage lines keep track of fares and passengers. For each journey, company agents would fill out passenger names, destinations, number of seats, and collected fares. This waybill documents a trip on the Rail-Road Line of Stages from North Canaan, Connecticut, to New York. Stage lines often connected outlying towns with cities and railways.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Waybill
Date Made
03 June 1841
Subject Date
03 June 1841
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.1549
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Engraving (Printing process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Width: 8.25 in
Inscriptions
RAIL-ROAD LINE Of Stages from North-Canaan to New York. Canaan June 3, 1841
Description beneath: Way bill of the New York-North Canaan line of coaches. Date: June 3, 1841.
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