Boston Public Transit Card, the "Charlie Ticket," 2010

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Artifact Overview

This "Charlie Ticket" is a farecard for the "T," the Boston area public transportation system boasting the country's oldest subway. The ticket is named after the popular 1949 folk song "Charlie on the MTA" about a man who, stuck on the T, "may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Ticket

Date Made

2010

Subject Date

2010

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.103.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2.125 in
Width: 3.375 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front with image: T / Charlie Ticket On other side: Stored Value / CharlieTicket / T...
Boston Public Transit Card, the "Charlie Ticket," 2010