Detail View: Streetcar Advertising Cards: E631.jpg

Filename: 
E631.jpg
Category: 
Transportation
Brand: 
Phoebe Snow
Company: 
Lackawanna Railroad - Hoboken, NJ - Buffalo, NY
Coverage: 
Regional
Headline: 
Lackawanna Railroad
Card Text: 
Not far apart From Nature's heart Miss Phoebe plies Her skillful art Both appetite And montain height Are reached by Road of Anthracite
Date: 
ca1910
Size: 
11" x 21"
Remarks: 
Phoebe Snow�was a�fictional character�created by�Earnest Elmo Calkins�to promote the�Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. During World War I, anthracite was needed for the war effort and its use on railroads was prohibited, thus ending the career of Phoebe Snow. On November 15, 1949, the Lackawanna Railroad inaugurated a new streamlined passenger train named after its long-dormant promotional symbol. The Phoebe Snow ran on a daylight schedule between Hoboken, N.J., and Buffalo, N.Y., a trip of 396 miles, in about eight hours. The train was discontinued in 1966.
Source: 
eBay - Internet