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
Place of Creation
Collection Title
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...
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