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OBJECT TYPE: PAPER
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0525.001

MANUFACTURER: Association of American Railroads
MODEL: SCHOOL KIT
LOCATION: Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 31.5 cm
Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Railway Transportation
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: American Railroads
Country: United States of America
State/Province: District of Columbia
City: Washington

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C 1950-1970
Canada: BOTH CANADIAN NATIONAL AND CANADIAN PACIFIC ARE MEMBERS OF THE A.A.R. THIS MATERIAL ILLUSTRATES HW THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY WAS INTERNATIONAL AND CONTINENTAL IN CHARACTER BY THE 20TH C.
Function: AN EDUCATIONAL PACKAGE DESIGNED FOR USE BY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH INFORATION ON THE HISTORY AND ACTIVITIES OF RAILWAYS IN NORTH AMERICA. [REF 1]
Technical: ILLUSTRATE IN BASIC FORM THE BASIC FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICAN RAILWAYS AT MID-CENTURY. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CREATED FOR 'School and College Service/ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS/ TRANSPORTATION BUILDING/ WASHINGTON 6, D.C.'/ TITLES OF ONE SET OF POSTERS: 'L-1 RAILROAD ALPHABET' 'L-2 OUR RAILROAD HELPERS'' L-3 RAILROADS IN OUR DAILY LIVES'
Missing: NOT KNOWN
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Association of American Railroads, Teaching aid, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1996.0525, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0525.001/

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