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Camden & Atlantic Railroad. The short and popular route to Atlantic City
Pocket time card-season of 1882. Depots in Philadelphia foot of Vine-Street and Shackamaxon Street
Phillips, Emily
1822-1909
collector
still image
Graphic
Trade cards -- 1880-1890
Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890
Timetables -- 1880-1890
pau
Philadelphia]
PA. Philadelphia
1882
1882
monographic
eng
1 print : chromolithograph ; 11 x 7 cm. (4.25 x 2.75 in.)
Illustrated trade card depicting a vignette of a well-dressed family on the beach, including the father wearing a top hat and cane and the mother holding a yellow parasol. Two girls play near the waves while their parents look on. Vignette inset into a larger scene depicing a sailboat in the ocean, a lighthouse, and seashells lining the shore in the foreground. The Camden & Atlantic Railroad began regular service between Camden and Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1855. The railroad was taken over by the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad in 1883.
Contains a condensed timetable ("summer arrangement") for trains traveling between Atlantic City and Philadelphia printed on verso. Includes times for the South Atlantic City Branch and the locations of ticket offices in Philadelphia, Germantown, and Camden, New Jersey.
Forms part of the Emily Phillips Advertising Card Collection.
Camden & Atlantic Railroad
Railroads
New Jersey
Railroads
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Beaches
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Families
Lighthouses
Play (Recreation)
Sailboats
Shells (Anatomy)
1975.F.25
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department
trade card - Camden [1975.F.25]
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