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Pennsylvania System At The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM

Pennsylvania System At The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915

PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM

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Publication: The Colonial Press, 1915, Philadelphia

First edition. 6" x 3 1/4" color, pictorial, stiff wrappers, 28 pp., illustrated, map. A display and presentation of the Pennsylvania Railway Company and its exhibit at the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco. The rear inside cover panel provides a layout of the exposition and the location of the Pennsylvania System in the Transportation Palace. Also pictured is a 4-panel foldout of the Pennsylvania System in Relief, the largest relief map in the world; 42 feet long and 26 feet wide. An interesting historical presentation by the Traffic Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad System for presentation at the 1915 World Exposition. The covers unfold to present an attractive color view of San Francisco. Light wear to the cover folds, else a very good copy of an informative and attractive item.

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