Henry F. Pohe Papers, 1926 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Nichole Delasalas

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Collection Overview

Title: Henry F. Pohe Papers, 1926

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-038

Primary Creator: Pohe, Henry F. (1902-1987)

Extent: 3.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: Norfolk (Va.), Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company

Forms of Material: Admission tickets, Brochures, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Fliers (printed matter), Pamphlets, Photographs, Postcards

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Philadelphia Rapid Transit ephemera, including brochures and photographs, collected by Henry F. Pohe in 1926 from the first trip on a passenger airplane.

Biographical Note

Henry F. Pohe was born on July 21, 1902 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a hatmaker who briefly lived in Norfolk, Virginia in the mid- to late-1920s as manager of the company Rumenap & Pohe. Pohe was the first person to purchase a ticket on the daily plane passenger service Philadelphia Rapid Transit in 1926. He married Virginia C. Pohe in the 1930s. Pohe died on March 8, 1987 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Subject/Index Terms

Norfolk (Va.)
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all reseachers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Purchase

Preferred Citation: Henry F. Pohe Papers, MSS 0000-038, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed March 23, 2016.

Other Note: This collection is housed with the James A. Rives Collection (MSS 0000-040) and the Ghent Club Records (MSS 0000-109).

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