Passenger Ticket for Streetcar Travel on the Detroit, Jackson & Chicago Railway, circa 1925
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Ticket
Date Made
circa 1925
Subject Date
circa 1925
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.0.633.131
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 2.75 in
Width: 7 in
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