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Oversize materials, various

Description

All items in this box are 15 x 18 inches or smaller and include railroad pamphlets; advertising prints and clippings from 1940s magazines; and Leslie Merrill's scrapbook of streamliner clippings (1934-1938). The box includes photographs. Materials on Western Maryland Railway Company's fast freight line (1952?); "Train Album of Photographs: Railroads of Chicago" (1950); California Zephyr Vista-Dome brochure; General Motors' diesel "Train of Tomorrow"; California Western Railroad "Skunk Train" broadsides; Pullman-Standard Company portfolio of print advertisements, "Tops in Streamliners" (1941); Western Pacific Railroad Company Finance docket 25784, California Zephyr Advertising and Promotions (1968-1969); American Locomotive Company (Alco) line of diesel-electric engines; Two photographs of the Pioneer Zephyr (1949); color promotional illustrations of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad streamliner trains; Amtrak promotional train display (1970s?); and tearsheets of advertisements from magazines (1940s).

Type
Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date
1940s-1970s
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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