[Denton Traction Company transfer ticket]

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Transfer ticket for the Denton Traction Company, a system of streetcars. Instructions on the ticket say "Good only for continuous passage at transfer point - Northwest Corner of Public Square - on first connecting car after time and on date punched in margin."

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[1] p. ; 5 x 13 cm.

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Denton Arts Council [..1918].

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Transfer ticket for the Denton Traction Company, a system of streetcars. Instructions on the ticket say "Good only for continuous passage at transfer point - Northwest Corner of Public Square - on first connecting car after time and on date punched in margin."

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[1] p. ; 5 x 13 cm.

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Denton Arts Council. [Denton Traction Company transfer ticket], text, [..1918]; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth611643/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Denton Public Library.

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