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What was the metro like before?

The Barcelona metro documents run from its inauguration in 1924 (Catalunya-Lesseps) to the 1960s: individual tickets, passes, press cuttings, photographs of the underground construction work, passenger regulations and so on.

Related files:

Dossier “What was the metro like before?” (ca)

Documents “What was the metro like before?” (ca)

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A cutting from La Vanguardia newspaper showing the metro network drawn on a map of the city of Barcelona. The title of the news article is “The metro network will measure 36km in 1969”.
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