New Orleans Train Ticket From 1861: A Little Railroad Emphemera

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Spence Moderator United States 34395 Posts	Posted 12/21/2022 9:05 pm Found this 5¢ ticket in an old wallet belonging to my great grandfather. After researching online, it turns out to be a ticket from 1861 used on the first rail system in New Orleans. Evidently, at that time, mules were used to pull the rail cars. Here is the full description: Quote: This is a ticket of the first New Orleans City RR. The company began horsecar service in 1861, when J. B. Slawson was president, as seen on the face of the ticket. Slawson had invented a farebox system used on his omnibus lines in the 1850s, which was widely used on horsecars in New Orleans and in other cities. He left New Orleans later in 1861 to join the Stephenson Car Co. The ticket is inscribed, "RECD. 5 CTS. ENTITLING BEARER TO ONE RIDE ON N. O. C. R. R. CARS." The reverse of the ticket includes an excellent woodcut of a white mule pulling a six-window bob-tail horsecar having a tiny Bombay roof. and a link to a similar item: https://friedman.cs.illinois.edu/al....htm#Group21 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24939 Posts	Posted 12/21/2022 9:12 pm Wow, Spence, that is fantastic! What an incredible family heirloom you have! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24939 Posts	Posted 12/21/2022 9:43 pm A bit of NOLA streetcar history from about that time, Spence. https://www.verylocal.com/know-your...t-2-2/12222/ Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Nycstlrr Valued Member United States 283 Posts	Posted 12/21/2022 10:06 pm Very nice piece of family history! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/21/2022 10:07 pm Very cool, thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 12/22/2022 12:50 am Lovely piece of transportation history you have there, @Spence! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 12/22/2022 10:00 am Fantastic! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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