| Contributor |
Allen, Lane & Scott, printer. |
| Title |
The Philadelphia & Chester Valley Railroad Company. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1888 |
| Date |
[ca. 1888] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: transfer lithograph; sheet 23 x 40 cm.(9 x 162 in.), folded to 23 x 30 cm.(9 x 12 in.) |
| Description |
Stock certificate for the railroad chartered in 1850 as the Chester Valley Railroad Company. Contains central vignette showing
a train, including a "U.S. Mail" car, traveling through countryside. A steamboat travels on a river in the background. Company
reincorporated as Philadelphia and Chester Valley Railroad company in 1888. The train operated between Philadelphia and Downingtown.
|
| Notes |
Pictorial details printed above title labeled "Number 191" and "Shares." |
|
Contains ornamental border. Printed within border: Shares $50 Each. |
|
Transfer agreement printed in letterpress on verso. Includes monogram "L.S." |
|
Reissue statements dated "188_" printed on flap. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler. |
|
Allen, Lane & Scott partnered by 1875. |
| Subject |
Philadelphia and Chester Valley Railroad Company. |
|
Railroads. |
|
Steamboats. |
| Genre |
Stock certificates -- 1870-1880. |
|
Transfer lithographs -- 1870-1880. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Miscellaneous [P.2011.10.180] |
| Accession number |
P.2011.10.180 |
