Description
The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society's Broadside Collection contains 568 broadside posters from 77 different railroads
including: the Boston and Maine, Boston and Worcester, the Connecticut River, the Boston, Concord and Montreal, New York,
New Haven and Hartford, and Old Colony. The dates covered in the collection range from 1828 to 1968, with a majority falling
between the 1850s and 1900. Subjects covered by the broadsides range include excursion advertisements for fairs, musical,
theatrical and religious events, employee and public timetables, and announcements of schedule changes.
Background
¶ The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society was founded in 1921 by Charles Fisher, Arthur Curran, Warren Jacobs, and Roy
Carlson. In 1925, the aforementioned men, along with Albert Lumis and Carlton Philips, incorporated the society. It began
as a regional organization centered mainly around the northeast but has steadily grown into a global entity with ten local/regional
chapters, all of which are in the United States. ¶
Extent
17 Linear Feet
Seventeen record cartons
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of
the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.