Rare Books

Europe: France

Description: Includes train(s): Le Mistral; TGV. Includes (selected items): pamphlets: "French National Railroads." Aimed at American audience. Brief history, wartime destruction, reconstruction (1948); "The Channel Conquest, La Conquete De La Manche." History and building of the tunnel ("Chunnel") under the English Channel. (1994); materials on Turbotrain T.G.V., others."
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1948-1994
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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