The new Orange Line opening pamphlet, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Boston, Mass., 1987

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1987

GUSN

GUSN-358541

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Transportation
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Transportation - General - Folder 2
The new Orange Line opening pamphlet, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Boston, Mass., 1987
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Transportation
    - General
      - Transportation - General - Folder 2
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Description

Pamphlet advertising the services and construction processes for the Orange Line, servicing stops between Oak Grove and Forest Hills. Passages within include writings from then-Governor Michael S. Dukakis, then-Secretary of Transportation and Construction Frederik P. Salvucci, and then-General Manager James F. O'Leary. There are also passages concerning future renovations to South Station and other transit lines. Inside are also photographs of some of the major stations, including Forest Hills, Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts Ave., Ruggles Street, and Back Bay/South End. The back of the handout includes phone numbers for major transit authority locations and offices.

Details

Descriptive Terms

transportation maps
subway stations
public transit
urban transit systems
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 pamphlet ; 8 x 11 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.117.01.02.033

Credit Line

Gift of David Roonoy, 2000

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Agency)

Material Type

printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Description Level

Item

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