Metzler, Christian E., collector.
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Christian E. Metzler, a native of Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pa., was a career employee of the Reading Company and its predecessors. He joined the service of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company as an assistant station agent at Palmyra, Pa., in 1869 and retired in 1916 after sixteen years as the Reading's Eastern Agent at Boston. Metzler wrote on the history of early American railroads and the Reading in particular, mostly for employee magazines and local newspapers. He was also a member of the Lancaster County Historical Society.
From the description of Transportation miscellany, 1836-1932. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86123558
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creatorOf | Metzler, Christian E., collector. Transportation miscellany, 1836-1932. | Hagley Museum & Library |
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associatedWith | Auburn and Port Clinton Railroad Company. |
associatedWith | Catawissa Railroad Company. |
associatedWith | Catawissa, Williamsport and Erie Railroad Company. |
associatedWith | Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.). |
associatedWith | Cryder, John. |
associatedWith | Dauphin and Susquehanna Coal Company. |
associatedWith | Gowen, Franklin B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1836-1889. |
associatedWith | Guilford, Simeon, 1801-1894. |
associatedWith | Jackson, P. T. (Patrick Tracy), 1780-1847. |
associatedWith | Lombaert, Herman J., 1816-1885. |
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