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Labor, and Military Ephemera and Documents. This is a diverse collection of vintage ephemera, documents, photographs, and booklets, primarily focused on Ohio regional history, labor, and the railroad industry from the early to mid-20th century. Key items include a softcover booklet titled The Catalogue of the Centenary Exhibition of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1927, which features significant staining and paper loss on the front cover. Also included is a 1924 labor agreement between The New York Central Railroad Company, Ohio Central Lines and the Telegraphers, as well as several 1950s legal documents from The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio regarding agency stations in Athens County, specifically Chauncey and Glouster. Correspondence and records feature a 1916 handwritten letter on Hocking Valley Railway Company stationery, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad demurrage reports, and a 1971 Passenger Tariff Bureau envelope. Military and outdoor items consist of a 1944 War Department Basic Field Manual FM a group of titled Scouting, Patrolling, and Sniping and a set of Straight-Arrow Injun-uity Manual cards on a metal ring. Regional ephemera includes a 1950 Franklin County Highway Map by Guy Elbin, 1943 New York Coal Company payroll statements for Delbert Frazee, and a 1966 United Mine Workers of America Local Union No. 358 dues receipt for Oscar Simpson. The collection features multiple antique studio portraits, including cabinet cards and cartes-de-visite. A bears the mark of J.P. Meyers, Mexico, Missouri, while another is marked L. McDowell, Public Square, Columbus, Ohio. Additional items include a 1957 Duratech Aluminum Boats sales brochure, promotional material for Terrace Point Station from Talley Bros, and wall calendar pages for January 1930. The overall collection layout measures approximately 36 inches in width.<br>FM 21-75 Manual: 4.5 inches by 6.75 inches<br>Franklin County Highway Map: 4.25 inches by 9 inches<br>Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Centenary Catalogue: 6 inches by 9 inches. Burns in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Thursday, May 28 from 11 am to 7 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction. AB281
