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Trolley Topics Publication Holder
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2019.3.3Description:
This wood holder was intended for the Trolley Topics Publication in Grand Rapids, Michigan and the name of the publication is painted in gold across the front also indicating readers should "Take One." It was likely hung at a railway station in the Grand Rapids area for patrons to take a free copy. The wood holder contained three original Trolley Topics publications (see 2019.10-12).Street Railway Weekly, later Trolley Topics, was a periodical published by the Grand Rapids Railway Co., a nationally recognized leader in the street railway industry. It was designed for the use of the electric streetcar patrons of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Distributed at no cost, the pamphlet format combined jokes, facts, entertainment news and an editorial espousing the company line. The issues document the impact of the automobile and the bus on the streetcar system.
(Source: Trolley Topics collection, Finding Aid # 35, Grand Rapids Public Library)
