Passenger Timetable/Schedule of C&O (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway) and B&O (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)

Publication

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Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Passenger Timetable/Schedule of C&O (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway) and B&O (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)

Description

Passenger Timetable/Schedule of C&O (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway) and B&O (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad). Front of folded schedule shows the railroad logos at the top, with the Passenger Timetable Effective September 11, 1967, underneath the two logos. Above the color photograph is a headliner in script font, red ink, which reads: "Brooks Robinson of the World Champion Baltimore Orioles." The photograph shows male and female passengers seated in the car with photo background showing a woman in yellow dress standing. A male waiter is behind her, standing behind a food service counter. Seated in foreground is a male in brown/rust plaid jacket holding a disposable cup in his left hand. At the bottom right there is an advertising slogan: C&O/B&O Support President Johnson's "Discover America" Program. Back, outside view, has the headline at the top: famous faces on C&O/B&O trains. Beneath header, there are two full-color photos: the one at the top features actress Dorothy Lamour. The bottom photograph features Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia. Lower right corner has the slogan in caps: trains are fun! Two slender bands of red ribbon are the front and back fold of the schedule. Physical Description: -3.85" x 9.30" -9.30" x 15.0" full size when not folded into four panels -12 pages folded in half inside pages shows Tables A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J: these tables on on pages with a number system, starting with Page 4 and going thru Page 9. Page numbers are on the very bottom left side, printed in blue

Collection

Tannehill, John

Acquisition

Accession

2014.050

Source or Donor

John W. Tannehill

Acquisition Method

Donation

Publication Details

Date Published

Sep 11, 1967

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 18, 2015

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia

Person or Organization

Dorothy Lamour

Person or Organization

Brooks Robinson of the World Champion Baltimore Orioles

Create Date

February 18, 2015

Update Date

January 6, 2024