Baby Pathfinder and Railway Guide, New England, 1886
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Artifact Overview
As America's railroad network grew in size and complexity, publishers responded to travelers' needs by creating railway guidebooks. These guides typically included schedules for all the principal passenger trains on every public railroad. This 1886 "baby" guide is limited to New England railroads. Complete national guides were hundreds of pages long.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Schedule (Time plan)
Date Made
1886
Subject Date
15 May 1886
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.0.633.19
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 4.813 in
Width: 3.313 in
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