Pennsylvania Railroad sesquicentennial celebration poster
Creation: 1996Abstract
Founded in 1846 with headquarters in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PRR) was an American Class-1 Railroad that pervaded early American culture. As a chief source of employment and transportation, the PRR served as a national symbol of America's progress as a leading industrial nation. This item is a poster featuring an E6s Atlantic class locomotive on the turntable at the Pennsylvania Railroad's 46th Street Enginehouse in West Philadelphia. The poster was created to celebrate 150th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Railroad's charter.
Dates
- Creation: 1996
Creator
- Pennsylvania Railroad (Organization)
- Lambert, Harold M. (Photographer, Person)
Extent
1 item(s)
Physical Description
1 print (poster) ; 24 x 30 in.
Historical Note
Founded in 1846 with headquarters in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PRR) was an American Class-1 Railroad that pervaded early American culture. As a chief source of employment and transportation, the PRR served as a national symbol of America's progress as a leading industrial nation. By 1881, the PRR was the world's largest privately-owned company. In 1968, the PRR merged with its New York rival to form the Penn Central Transportation Company. Two years later, the company declared bankruptcy and was incorporated into Conrail, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Amtrak companies.
Scope and Contents
Poster features an E6s Atlantic class locomotive on the turntable at the Pennsylvania Railroad's 46th Street Enginehouse in West Philadelphia. This photograph was taken in 1939. The caption beneath the image notes that 1996 was the 150th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Railroad's charter. Beneath the caption is a smaller photograph of an E6s class locomotive in profile.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Pennsylvania Railroad sesquicentennial celebration poster
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
