Considering its age, the letter exhibits signs of wear consistent with its historical provenance. Despite these age-related imperfections, the text remains largely legible, allowing for a clear understanding of its content.
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The printed and handwritten text remains legible. The reverse side, intended for recording trip details, is blank, indicating that the pass was not used. Harper or H. L. Deighton. The pass specifies a list of excluded trains (Nos. 2, 5, 28, 29, 30, 31, 58, 59, 60, 61, 65, 66, 127, and 180), likely indicating trains with premium or limited service not covered by employee passes.
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Condition reflects its age: the paper has yellowed overall, with minor creasing and edge wear typical of archival storage. There is no significant tearing, staining, or loss of text.
The verso side is largely blank with only faint bleed‑through from the front, adding no further information. Despite this wear, all printed and handwritten text remains legible. This is a factual, objective representation of the item as shown in the images.
The typed entries appear as mirrored impressions, while the pre-printed text identifies the REA and its regulatory context.
A nice touch is the subtle embossing you notice on some of the business cards.
MAY 31’10 SEPT 1’10 AUG. 24’04.”. A handwritten note at the bottom reads “Write for quotes about #1612”. The back of the letterhead is blank, with a faint ghosting of the printed information from the front.
The title page indicates the regulations were effective April 16, 1935, placing this artifact squarely within the mid-1930s, a period of significant labor organization and codification of working rules under the New Deal’s National Industrial Recovery Act and the subsequent Railway Labor Act.
