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OBJECT TYPE: TRANSIT/CARDSTOCK/PASSENGER/RETURN
DATE: 1881–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0569.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Quebec Railway Light & Power Co.
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 8985
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 90
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: cardstock

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 5.7 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Services
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Printed sometime between 1881- late 1950s. This example never used.
Canada: Quebec Railway Light & Power Railway (QRL&P) was a small interurban railway line incorporated in 1881. Between late 1890s- late 1950s, the QRL&P was one of the longer interurban lines in the country. A railway line ran from rue St-Paul in Quebec City to Cap Tourmente, via Ste-Anne de Beaupre. (Ref. 1)
Function: USED TO INDICATE THAT THE BEARER IS PERMITTED TO TRAVEL AS A PASSENGER ON THE QUEBEC RAILWAY LIGHT & POWER CO. RAILWAY SYSTEM BETWEEN QUEBEC CITY AND L'ANGE GARDIEN.
Technical: Example of a single fare passenger ticket issued by QRL&P.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "08985/ Q. R'y L. & P. CO./ A 24/ QUEBEC/ -TO-/ L'ANGE GARDIEN/ Good for Two days after/ date of issue only/ [signature] Sup't" printed on both upper & lower portions of ticket. "G" also printed on upper portion; "R" also printed on lower portion. [NB: destinations reversed on top & bottom portions of ticket]
Missing: None.
Finish: Off-white and light blue cardstock ticket bears black print; perforated at midpoint.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Ticket, circa 1881–1959, Artifact no. 2002.0569, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0569.001/

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