Brochure, "Tour Ashland's Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Ride the Steam Locomotive," circa 1985

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Artifact Overview

Industrial sites sometimes found new life as tourist attractions when their original purposes were no longer profitable. In Ashland, Pennsylvania, an anthracite coal mine that had ended operations in 1931 was opened to tourists in 1962. Visitors could travel into the mine aboard an electrically powered train, or they could take a scenic 30-minute ride aboveground on a steam railroad.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Brochure

Date Made

circa 1985

Subject Date

circa 1985

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

89.179.37

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 9 in
Width: 4 in (folded)
Width: 12 in (open)

Brochure, "Tour Ashland's Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Ride the Steam Locomotive," circa 1985