Records, 1873-1938.

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Records, 1873-1938.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86119127

The records consist of copies of scattered company documents kept by the Reading Company after the divestiture.

2 linear ft.

Hagley Museum & Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8339603

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Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company

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The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, a subsidiary of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road, was founded in 1871 to allow its parent corporation to control the transportation of anthracite coal mined in eastern Pennsylvania. The coal company operated mines and coal processing plants, and the finished product was shipped via the railroad's lines. The Philadelphia and Reading Iron and Coal Company became a separate corporation in 1923 after the U.S. government initiated an anti-trus...