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[AMERICAN RAILWAY EXPRESS COMPANY]. Original American Railway Express Co. Training Slides.
Item #7745

34 b&w glass lantern slides, 4"x3.25" each. Chicago: Columbia Slide Company, c. 1920s. These training slides show ARE employees packing and loading freight in a number of different situations. Truck, airplane, train, and baggage cart methods are all represented, as well as the proper methods for filling out forms and attaching labels. ARE signs and vehicles appear in several of the scenes. A number of slides feature placards identifying the scenes as the "Right Way" or "Wrong Way" to go about shipping, with the "Wrong Way" slides presenting some humorous examples. One slide is cracked, the rest are in very good or better condition. In the original carrying case.


PRICE:  $250.00

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