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Freedom Trains

Description

Includes train(s): Freedom Trains (1947 and 1975); More Power to America Special; Preamble Express.

Includes (selected items): photographs; pamphlet: "The American Heritage Program for Your Community. Advance Copy." Explains programs of American Heritage Foundation, plans for the Freedom Train of 1947" (1947); "The American Freedom Train, Official Commemorative Program, 1975/1976." Includes descriptions of locomotives used-- Southern Pacific no. 4449 and Reading's T-1 series no. 2101 (1975).

Type
Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date
1947-1975
Call number
646607
Creator
Merrill, Leslie O(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Leslie O. Merrill, 1976-2008.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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