Poster Advertising "The Rocket Locomotive at the Centenary of the Opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway," September 14-21, 1930
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The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, connecting its namesake cities in the United Kingdom, opened in 1830. It was the world's first inter-city railroad, and the first to operate exclusively with steam locomotives. George Stephenson designed and built the original Rocket for the Liverpool and Manchester in 1829. Henry Ford commissioned a replica of Stephenson's influential steam locomotive a century later.
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, connecting its namesake cities in the United Kingdom, opened in 1830. It was the world's first inter-city railroad, and the first to operate exclusively with steam locomotives. George Stephenson designed and built the original Rocket for the Liverpool and Manchester in 1829. Henry Ford commissioned a replica of Stephenson's influential steam locomotive a century later.
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1930
Subject Date
September 1930
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2000.0.57.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Tan (Color)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 40 in
Width: 27 in