Passenger Ticket for Streetcar Travel on the Detroit, Jackson & Chicago Railway, circa 1925

THF203583 / 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

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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