Poster Advertising "The Rocket Locomotive at the Centenary of the Opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway," September 14-21, 1930

Summary

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

Collection Title

Poster Collection 

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

Replica of Stephenson's 1829 "Rocket" Locomotive

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