The preliminary version of the program brochure for the 2017 meeting of the Economic History Association (EHA) has now been posted. The meeting will take place in San Jose, California, on September 15-17. The theme for EHA 2017 is “Macroeconomic Regimes and Policies: The Quest for Economic and Financial Stability and Growth.” In addition to the series of regular panels, the meeting will feature a plenary session with Barry Eichengreen, Harold James, Carmen Reinhart, and George P. Schultz on "Reflections from the Global Macro Economy of the Twentieth Century." The presidential address, by Michael D. Bordo, is titled "An Historical Perspective on the Quest for Financial Stability and Monetary Policy Regimes." The pre-registration deadline for the meeting is August 15, 2017; the hotel group rate deadline is August 22. For complete details, please consult the EHA meeting website.
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 .
