Lynn & Boston Railroad ticket, undated

Description

This small paper ticket issued by the Lynn and Boston R.R. was valid between Chelsea and Boston [Massachusetts]. On the verso is a printed line drawng of a team of horses pulling a street car. The printed signature of E.F. Oliver, Treas. is below the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

horsecars
tickets
tickets

Physical Descrption

1 paper ticket, 2 x .75 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP001.11.12.002.007

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Frances Wetherell, 2023

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Lynn (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Lynn and Boston Railroad (Issuing body)

Material Type

tickets

Other Organizations

Lynn and Boston Railroad

Subjects

Transportation

Conservation Note

Item was rehoused for long-term preservation

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Ephemera / tickets and cards of admission / train tickets

Historical/Biographical Note

Historical/Biographical Note

The Lynn and Boston Railroad was a streetcar railway chartered for operations between Boston and Lynn, Massachusetts in 1859. Following a number of acquisitions, the railway was a part of a 1901 street railway merger that formed the Boston and Northern Street Railway. -wikipedia

Sources


Lynn and Boston Railroad. (2025, June 27) In Wikipedia.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_and_Boston_Railroad

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