"The Centennial Exhibition and the Pan-Handle Pennsylvania Route," Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876

THF126212 / "The Centennial Exhibition and the Pan-Handle Pennsylvania Route," Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1876
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Artifact Overview

The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) transported many of the estimated ten million visitors who attended the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, described and illustrated in this guidebook. Travelers from Ohio, Indiana or northern Illinois could get there via PRR's subsidiary, the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway -- nicknamed the "Pan-Handle Route" for its path across West Virginia's northern panhandle.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Guidebook

Date Made

1876

Subject Date

1876

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2015.0.43.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Green

Dimensions

Height: 8.75 in
Width: 6 in