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Donor:
Merchants Despatch Transportation Company  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation  Search this
Extent:
3.75 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1880s
Summary:
Collection documents the Merchant's Despatch Transportation Company, an express railway service.
Content Description:
Collection consists of photographs, business documents, blueprint and packing crate labels documenting the Merchant's Despatch Transportation Company, an express railway service.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Merchant's Despatch Transportation Corporation, through Philip W. Allen, 2000.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
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.
Topic:
Freight and freightage  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Citation:
Merchant's Despatch Transportation Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1579
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82b166d9e-9430-46fd-a79f-55bf8739d743
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1579