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Excursion trains July 4th : the following special trains on the Philadelphia and Erie R. R. will be run July 4th, 1876

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Title: Excursion trains July 4th : the following special trains on the Philadelphia and Erie R. R. will be run July 4th, 1876
Creator: Ashby & Vincent, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1871
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Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of a broadside with promotional text and timetable for the special train of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad running on July 4, 1876, to transport passengers from Corry, Pennsylvania, to the Grand Centennial Celebration in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Probable date based on date in item title. "Ashby & Vincent, Printers, Stationers and Binders, Erie, Pa."--text, bottom center margin. "J.W. Reynolds, Supt. W.D."--text, bottom right.
Type: image
Extent: 1 letterpress : color printed ; overall 70.8 x 52.07 cm (27 7/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_TRAN_001190
408642
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1595
Language: English
Subject: Advertising--Railroads
Centennial celebrations
Railroad travel
United States. Declaration of Independence--Commemoration
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company
Relief prints--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Broadsides. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Transportation
Large Size
Railroad
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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