Passenger Ticket for Streetcar Travel on the Detroit United Railway, circa 1925

THF203601 / Passenger Ticket for Streetcar Travel on the Detroit United Railway, circa 1925

THF203602 / Passenger Ticket for Streetcar Travel on the Detroit United Railway, circa 1925 / back

Artifact Overview

Streetcars were a convenient, practical and affordable way to get around cities. A passenger used this ticket to ride streetcar lines operated by Detroit United Railways in Detroit and throughout southeast Michigan.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Ticket

Date Made

circa 1925

Subject Date

circa 1925

Creators

Detroit United Railway

Collection Title

Research Center Travel Literature Collection

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America

Object ID

90.152.402

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 0.813 in
Width: 1.875 in

Inscriptions

Text in part: GOOD FOR ONE FARE / ALL LINES, CITY OF DETROIT

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Detroit Tickets Street-railroads

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