Rare Books

Cigarette cards (Great Britain)

Description: Includes (selected items): cigarette cards in "An Album of Railway Engines" issued by W.D. and H.O. Wills; also a group of cards issued by Gallaher Limited (Virginia House, London and Belfast).
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1882-2008
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.

Europe: Great Britain. British Railways; Stockton and Darlington Railway; London Transport

Rare Books

Includes (selected items): "The Story of the Victoria Line" by John R. Day. Construction of new subway line in London in the 1960s. Maps, photos, text; published by London Transport (1969).

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Manufacturers: General Motors (Electro-Motive Division - EMD)

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Includes (selected items): photographs; book: "Our GM Scrapbook, from the pages of Trains." (1971); "Diesel, The Modern Power" by Ralph A. Richardson. History and operation of Diesel engines of all sizes. (1942); "General Motors Diesels In Review, 1934 -- 1944. 10th Anniversary of Diesel Road Power on American Railroad" (1944).

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Europe: Great Britain. London and North Eastern Railway; London Midland and Scottish Railway; Great Western Railway

Rare Books

Includes train(s): Royal Scot; Coronation Scot; Silver Jubilee; West Riding Limited. Includes (selected items): brochure: "'The Coronation' - Britain's First Streamline Train, King's Cross For Scotland ... London and North Eastern Railway" (1937).

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Manufacturers: American Car and Foundry (ACF) and Talgo

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Includes (selected items): photographs; booklet. "The Story Behind The Talgo Story, A.C.F. Talgo Train." Reproductions of articles and ads for various manufacturers in magazines, "Radio Reports" transcripts. Talgo "is a manufactured name, made up with the first letters of the Spanish words tren (train), articulado (articulated), ligro (light), Goicoachea (inventor of train), and Oriol (backer of train)" (p. 50). Features two 4405 h.p. diesel engines with "Caterpillar" articulated design (110 p., 1949).

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Great Northern Railway Company

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Includes (selected items): book. "Diesel, Gas-Electric & Electric Locomotive Diagrams, Reprint of Great Northern" (Reprint of 1952 Edition #32). "Blueprints and measurements for rail fans and model railroaders." Published by J.W. Sheets, 1963.

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Great Northern Railway Company

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Includes train(s): Empire Builder. Includes (selected items): pamphlet. "Travel by Lucia Lewis, A Story about the New Empire Builder." Detailed description of decor of train (1947).

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Cigarette cards (Great Britain)

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