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Train conductor's fare book for D.L.& W. with Hoboken fares and others, 1950; 1956 supplement.
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Train conductor's fare book: The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company. Conductor's Passenger Tarriff No. 9. of One-Way Coach and Clergy Fares (Between Stations Hoboken to ...) and One -Day Round-Trip Fares...; Also Four-Day Round Trip Fares. Effective June 1, 1950. Book with cloth backstrip and printed pressboards covers, 3-5/8" wide x 6" high. 73 pp. Worn as would be expected from daily use. Four enclosures.
Enclosure 1, two copies: Lackwanna Railroad. Special Supplement to Conductor's Tarriff No. 9. Issued May 1, 1956. 4 pp., blue paper. Regarding fare increases to New York City.
Enclosure 2: Lackwanna Railroad. Special Supplement to Conductor's Tarriff No. 9 Publishing Four-Day Exc[ursion]. Fares to Destinations West of Dover. Issued June 12, 1950. 4 pp, cream paper.
Enclosure 3: two typewritten 3" x 5" index cards with fares and tax from Hoboken to various stations.
Enclosure 4: typewritten 3" x 5" index card with fares and tax from Newark to various stations.
This copy is not so marked, but it may have belonged to a Fred Harrison. A copy of his Railroad Y.M.C.A. (serving "Lackawanna Employees" since 1889) 1957 membership card was accompanied this item as received (it is catalogued as 2008.012.0107.)
2008.012.0106
2008.012
Lukacs, Claire
Gift
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
1950 - 1956
Date(s) Created: 1950-1956 Date(s): 1950-1956
Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2008-11-11