Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Fair of the Iron House Photograph Album

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1640
Dates:
1927
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
.15 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:

Content Description

Content Description
Collection consists of a photograph album documenting the Fair of the Iron House (1929). Fair of the Iron Horse celebrated the first centennial of railroading in the U.S. with the Baltimore &O Ohio Railroad and showcased the evolution of the earliest forms of transportation like wagons, coach cars, and locomotives.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is unarranged.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquistion unknown.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry, 2024.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Fair of the Iron House Photograph Album, Archives Center, national Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photograph albums -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroads -- 20th century Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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