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The Fair of the Iron Horse Program

1 drawer (0.1 linear feet)

(1927)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SC2017.041
Creator(s) The Fair of the Iron Horse
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SC2017.041
Language(s) English
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Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post.
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Abstract

This program was created The Fair of the Iron Horse, which took place in Halethorpe, Maryland from September 24 to October 8, 1927. The event was held to commemorate the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad’s first one hundred years of service to the public. The massive undertaking was spread over 25 acres along the Old Main Line and was attended by more than 1.25 million people. In addition to stationary exhibitions, it featured a moving pageant each afternoon that dramatized the progress of inland transport during the previous 100 years. Featured in the pageant were Native American Indians, horseback riders, stagecoaches, Conestoga wagons, and the evolution of locomotives including entries from Canada and Great Britain.

Scope and Content Note

This program was created The Fair of the Iron Horse, which took place in Halethorpe, Maryland from September 24 to October 8, 1927. The event was held to commemorate the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad’s first one hundred years of service to the public. The massive undertaking was spread over 25 acres along the Old Main Line and was attended by more than 1.25 million people. In addition to stationary exhibitions, it featured a moving pageant each afternoon that dramatized the progress of inland transport during the previous 100 years. Featured in the pageant were Native American Indians, horseback riders, stagecoaches, Conestoga wagons, and the evolution of locomotives including entries from Canada and Great Britain.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • City and Town Life
    • Programs
    • Transportation
    • Voyages and Travel
  • Location Terms
    • Halethorpe (Md.)

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