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The exhibit was arranged in seven series#. 

The first to show methods adopted by the aborigines and early settlers, and contained objects of special local interest to the residents of the Ohio Valley and of the old North West Territory.

The second contained only objects illustrating the development of (1) the American; and (2) the English locomotive. It is believed that this series contained a larger number of objects than had ever before been assembled to show the history of the locomotive.

In the third, illustrating the development of the American Passenger car, the objects were arranged according to dates, rather than as a series showing the progress of development. This arrangement was made necessary owing to the large number of experiments that were made before the present type
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#See- Contributions of the Department of Transportation and Engineering to the Ohio valley Centennial Exhibition 1888. (Proceedings U.S. National Museum, Vol. XI, Appendix). Smithsonian Institution. U.S. National Museum. No. 45.