The preliminary program for the 2012 BHC annual meeting has now been posted on the website. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 29-31. Note that the hotel reservation site, which must be accessed via the contact information at the "Hotel" link on our meeting page, is also in operation. Secretary-Treasurer Roger Horowitz will be sending out a detailed mailing to members and program participants later in January that will provide information about fees and on-line registration, and we will of course update the website as more information becomes available.
The Princeton University Library has digitized a number of posters from the Interborough Rapid Transit Subway Company . The posters, designed by the public relations firm Ivy Lee, were displayed in subway cars to provide information to riders about changes in fares and routes, safety issues, and other matters of interest. The collection consists of 385 images dating from 1918 to 1932; many of them provide financial information about rates, company dividends, and a general look at an early rapid transit system. October 29, update: Jonathan Rees over at "More or Less Bunk" was moved by this post to go off in search of a better site, and found the massive collection of the London Transport Museum , which displays over 5,000 items in a searchable collection .
