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W. H. Harris' Nickle Plate Shows
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Routes courtesy of Pfening collection.
W. H. Harris' Nickle Plate Shows, 1899 (partial)
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April
1 - Macon, Georgia 4-8 - Savannah, Georgia 10-13 - Atlanta, Georgia May 4 - Richmond, Indiana 12 - Hamilton, Ohio 15 - Dayton, Ohio 16 - Springfield, Ohio 18 - Steubenville, Ohio 23 - Marion, Indiana 24 - Monticello, Indiana 29 - June 24 - Chicago, Illinois June 26 - Logansport, Indiana 27 - Kokomo, Indiana 28 - Anderson, Indiana 29 - Elwood, Indiana 30 - Lafayette, Indiana July 1 - Alexandria, Indiana 3 - St. Marys, Ohio 4 - Bluffton, Indiana 5 - Findlay, Ohio 6 - Sandusky, Ohio 7 - Fremont, Ohio 8 - Fostoria, Ohio 10 - Lima, Ohio 11 - Troy, Ohio 12 - Dayton, Ohio 13 - Washington Court House, Ohio 14 - Chillicothe, Ohio 15 - Ironton, Ohio July 24 - Zanesville, Ohio 28 - East Liverpool, Ohio |
August
3 - Canton, Ohio 7 - Mansfield, Ohio 16 - Kalamazoo, Michigan 17 - Jackson, Michigan 18 - Ypsilanti, Michigan 19 - Lapeer, Michigan 21 - Bay City, Michigan 22 - Saginaw, Michigan 23 - Owosso, Michigan 24 - Lansing, Michigan 25 - Battle Creek, Michigan 26 - Michigan City, Indiana September 4 - Keokuk,Iowa 6 - Quincy, Illinois 27 - Perry, Oklahoma 28 - Guthrie, Oklahoma 29 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 30 - Weatherford, Oklahoma October 2 - Geary, Oklahoma 3 - El Reno, Oklahoma 4 - Shawnee, Oklahoma 5 - Holdenville, Indian Terr. 6 - Wilburton, Indian Terr. 7 - Hartshorn, Indian Terr. |
W. H. Harris' Nickle Plate Shows, 1900 (partial)
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April
21-29 - Chicago, Illinois 30 - Marion, Indiana May 3 - Dayton, Ohio 15 - Staunton, Virginia 16 - Covington, Virginia 17 - Clifton Forge, Virginia 18 - Craig City, Virginia 20 - Lexington, Virginia 23-24 - Richmond, Virginia 26 - Norfolk, Virginia 27 - Petersburg, Virginia 28 - Lynchburg, Virginia June 6 - Chillicothe, Ohio 7 - Miamisburg, Ohio 8 - Celina, Ohio 9 - Paulding, Ohio 11 - Jackson, Michigan 12 - Saginaw, Michigan 13 - Bay City, Michigan 14 - Lansing, Michigan 15 - Battle Creek, Michigan 16 - Kalamazoo, Michigan 20 - Niles, Michigan 21 - South Bend, Indiana 22 - Kankakee, Illinois 23 - Champaign, Illinois 25 - Decatur, Illinois 26 - Dixon, Illinois 27 - Freeport, Illinois 28 - Rockford, Illinois 29 - Grand Crossing, Illinois July 12 - Wellsville, Ohio 24 - Akron, Ohio 28 - Mansfield, Ohio August 1 - Vanwert, Ohio 2 - Lima, Ohio 3 - Sidney, Ohio 4 - Troy, Ohio 6 - Dayton, Ohio |
August
7 - Washington, Ohio 8 - Greenfield, Ohio 9 - Waverly, Ohio 10 - Jackson, Ohio 11 - Wellston, Ohio 15 - McArthur, Ohio 16 - Lancaster, Ohio 17 - Logan, Ohio 18 - Nelsonville, Ohio 20 - Athens, Ohio 21 - Corning, Ohio 22 - Lexington, Ohio 23 - Marysville, Ohio 24 - Kenton, Ohio 25 - Findlay, Ohio 27 - Mt. Gilead, Ohio 28 - Fostoria, Ohio 29 - Upper Sandusky, Ohio 30 - Marion, Ohio 31 - Delaware, Ohio September 8 - New Comerstown, Ohio 10 - Steubenville, Ohio 11 - Denison, Ohio 12 - Coshocton, Ohio 13 - Newark, Ohio 14 - Urbana, Ohio 15 - Greenville, Ohio 17 - Hamilton, Ohio 18 - Logansport, Indiana 19 - Kokomo, Indiana 20 - Shelbyville, Indiana 21 - Columbus, Indiana 22 - Madison, Indiana 24 - Fordsville, Indiana 25 - Hardinsburg, Kentucky 26 - Owensboro, Kentucky 27 - Henderson, Kentucky 28 - Evansville, Kentucky October 19-20 - Paducah, Kentucky End of season |
W. H. Harris' Nickle Plate Shows, 1901 (partial)
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April
20 - Chicago, Illinois 22 - Kokomo, Indiana 23 - Marion, Indiana 24 - Hartford, Indiana 27 - Steubenville, Ohio May 2 - Richmond, Indiana 3 - Anderson, Indiana 4 - Hamilton, Ohio 18 - Staunton, Virginia 25 - Petersburg, Virginia 31 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania June 5 - Easton, Pennsylvania 6 - Warwick, New York 7 - Middletown, New York 8 - Port Jervis, New York 10 - Susquehanna, Pennsylvania 11 - Owego, New York 12 - Waverly, New York 13 - Elmira, New York 14 - Corning, New York 15 - Batavia, New York 26 - Franklin, Pennsylvania 27 - Oil City, Pennsylvania 28 - Meadville, Pennsylvania 29 - Sharon, Pennsylvania July 1 - Youngstown, Ohio 2 - Warren, Ohio 3 - Niles, Ohio 4 - Lisbon, Ohio 5 - Ravenna, Ohio 6 - Kent, Ohio 11 - Akron, Ohio 20 - Zanesville, Ohio 25 - Alliance, Ohio 26 - Salem, Ohio 27 - Canton, Ohio 29 - Massillon, Ohio 30 - Wooster, Ohio 31 - Crestline, Ohio August 1 - Bucyrus, Ohio 2 - Delphos, Ohio 3 - Van Wert, Ohio 5 - Greenville, Ohio 6 - Dayton, Ohio |
August
7 - Middletown, Ohio 8 - Sidney, Ohio 9 - Winchester, Indiana 10 - Muncie, Indiana 12 - Indianapolis, Indiana 13 - Lebanon, Indiana 14 - Lafayette, Indiana 15 - Fowler, Indiana 16 - Kankakee, Illinois 17 - Champaign, Illinois 28 - Washington, Iowa 29 - Keokuk, Iowa 30 - Ottumwa, Iowa 31 - Oskaloosa, Iowa September 3 - Ft. Dodge, Iowa 7 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa 10 - Rockford, Illinois 11 - Freeport, Illinois 12 - Dixon, Illinois 13 - Mendota, Illinois 14 - Bloomington, Illinois 16 - East St. Louis, Illinois 17 - Litchfield, Illinois 18 - Springfield, Illinois 19 - Decatur, Illinois 20 - Mattoon, Illinois 21 - Effingham, Illinois 23 - Sullivan, Indiana 25 - Bedford, Indiana 27 - Columbus, Indiana 28 - Jeffersonville, Indiana October 17 - Renwick, West Virginia 18 - Covington, Virginia 19 - Eagle Mountain, Virginia 23 - Front Royal, Virginia 24 - Luray, Virginia 25 - Shenandoah, Virginia 26 - Roanoke, Virginia 28 - Bristol, Tenn.-Virginia December 9 - Montgomery, Alabama 11 - Clanton, Alabama 12 - Blockton, Alabama 13 - Bessemer, Alabama 14 - Birmingham, Alabama End of season |
W. H. Harris' Nickle Plate Shows, 1902 (partial)
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March
20-22 - Birmingham, Alabama April 2 - Ensley, Alabama 3 - Cullman, Alabama 4 - Decatur, Alabama 5 - Pulaski, Tennessee 30 - Mt. Carmel, Illinois May 1 - Paris, Illinois 2 - Terre Haute, Indiana 3 - Greencastle, Indiana 7 - Lawrenceburg, Ohio 8 - Lockland, Ohio 9 - Middletown, Ohio 10 - Springfield, Ohio 12 - Dayton, Ohio 13 - Greenville, Ohio 14 - Sidney, Ohio 15 - Winchester, Ohio 16 - Muncie, Indiana 17 - Anderson, Indiana 19 - Alexandria, Indiana 20 - Marion, Indiana 21 - Wabash, Indiana 22 - Warsaw, Indiana 23 - Elkhart, Indiana 24 - South Bend, Indiana 26 - Rockford, Illinois 27 - Freeport, Illinois 28 - Waterloo, Iowa 29 - Cedar Falls, Iowa 30 - Ft. Dodge, Iowa 31 - Perry, Iowa June 2 - Des Moines, Iowa 3 - Newton, Iowa 3 - Grinnell, Iowa 5 - Marengo, Iowa 6 - Iowa City, Iowa 7 - West Liberty, Iowa 9 - Davenport, Iowa 10 - Muscatine, Iowa 11 - Washington, Iowa 12 - Sigourney, Iowa 13 - Knoxville, Iowa 18 - Centerville, Iowa 19 - Fairfield, Iowa 20 - Rock Island, Illinois 21 - Moline, Illinois 23 - Geneseo, Illinois 24 - Ottawa, Illinois 25 - Joliet, Illinois 26 - Crown Point, Indiana 27 - Winnamac, Indiana 28 - Logansport, Indiana 30 - Kokomo, Indiana July 1 - New Castle, Indiana 2 - Greenfield, Indiana 3 - Richmond, Indiana 4 - Greenfield, Indiana |
July
5 - Urbana, Ohio 7 - Newark, Ohio 8 - Coshocton, Ohio 9 - Uhrichsville, Ohio 10 - Carnegie, Ohio 11 - Washington, Pennsylvania 12 - Steubenville, Pennsylvania 17 - New Castle, Pennsylvania 18 - Niles, Ohio 19 - Ravenna, Ohio 21 - Akron, Ohio 22 - Barberton, Ohio 23 - Mt. Vernon, Ohio 24 - Massillon, Ohio 25 - Canton, Ohio 26 - Alliance, Ohio 28 - New Philadelphia, Ohio 29 - Canal Dover, Ohio 30 - Cambridge, Ohio 31 - Marietta, Ohio August 20 - Wellston, Ohio 21 - Chillicothe, Ohio 22 - Washington, Ohio 23 - Xenia, Ohio September 23 - Marion, Illinois 24 - Paducah, Kentucky 25 - Murray, Kentucky 26 - Dresden, Tennessee 27 - Hickman, Kentucky 29 - Dickson, Tennessee 30 - Waverly, Tennessee October 1 - Camden, Tennessee 2 - Huntington, Tennessee 3 - Lexington, Tennessee 4 - Somerville, Tennessee 14 - Macon, Mississippi 15 - Columbus, Mississippi 16 - Reform, Alabama 17 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama 18 - Centerville, Alabama 20 - Prattville, Alabama 21 - Troy, Alabama 22 - Ozark, Alabama 23 - Elba, Alabama 24 - Enterprise, Alabama 25 - Abbeville, Alabama 27 - Dothan, Alabama 28 - Bainbridge, Alabama 28 - Nov. 8 - Valdosta, Alabama November 11 - Lake City, Florida 18 - Cordele, Georgia 19 - Douglas, Georgia 20 - Fitzgerald, Georgia 21 - Tifton, Georgia 22 - Valdosta, Georgia End of season |
W. H. Harris' Nickle Plate Shows, 1903 (partial)
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February
26 - Valdosta, Georgia 27 - Waycross, Georgia 28 - Brunswick, Georgia March 1 - Sunday 2-3 - Jacksonville, Florida 4 - Palatka, Florida 5 - Gainesville, Florida 6 - Ocala, Florida 7 - Inverness, Florida 9-10 - Tampa, Florida 11 Bartow, Florida 12 - Dade City, Florida 13 - Dunnellon, Florida 14 - High Springs, Florida 16 - Live Oak, Florida 17 - Lake City, Florida 18 - Nashville, Georgia 19 - Vienna, Georgia 20-21 - Macon, Georgia 23-24 - Atlanta, Georgia 25 - Calhoun, Georgia 26 - Chattanooga, Tennessee 27 - South Pittsburg, Tennessee 28 - Shelbyville, Tennessee 30 - Paris, Tennessee 31 - Clarksville, Tennessee April 1 - Russellville, Kentucky 2 - Glasgow, Kentucky 3 - Lebanon, Kentucky 4 - Campbellsville, Kentucky 7 - Richmond, Kentucky 8- Winchester, Kentucky 10-11 - Hamilton, Ohio 12-18 - Dayton, Ohio 22 - Xenia, Ohio 23 - Chillicothe, Ohio 24 - Portsmouth, Ohio 25 - Ironton, Ohio May 5 - Logan, Ohio 6 - Jackson, Ohio 7 - Waverly, Ohio 8 - Greenfield, Ohio 9 - Springfield, Ohio 13 - Sidney, Ohio 26 - Ada, Ohio 28 - Akron, Ohio 29 - Barberton, Ohio 30 - Canton, Ohio June 1 - Alliance, Ohio 2 - Massillon, Ohio 3 - Mt. Vernon, Ohio 4 - Urbana, Ohio 5 - Hartford City, Indiana 6 - Marion, Indiana 8 - Kokomo, Indiana 9 - Anderson, Indiana 10 - Richmond, Indiana 11 - Greenville, Ohio 12 - Eaton, Ohio 13 - Wilmington, Ohio 15 - Zanesville, Ohio 16 - Newark, Ohio 17 - Coshocton, Ohio 18 - New Philadelphia, Ohio 19 - New Comerstown, Ohio 20 - McDonald, Ohio 29 - Steubenville, Ohio July 1 - Meadville, Pennsylvania 2 - Corry, Pennsylvania 3 - Jamestown, New York 4 - Bradford, Pennsylvania 8 - Hornellsville, New York 9 - Addison, New York 10 - Waverly, New York 11 - Owego, New York 13 - Corning, New York 14 - Bath, New York 15 - Mt. Morris, New York 16 - Leroy, New York 17 - Batavia, New York 18 - Tonawanda, New York 20 - Niagara Falls, New York 21 - Gowanda, New York 22 - Dunkirk, New York 23 - Erie, Pennsylvania 24 - Conneaut, Ohio 25 - Elyria, Ohio 27 - Sandusky, Ohio 28 - Bluffton, Ohio 29 - St. Marys, Ohio 30 - Portland, Indiana 31 - Hartford, Indiana August 1 - Montpelier, Indiana 3 - Muncie, Indiana 4 - Alexandria, Indiana 5 - Elwood, Indiana |
August
6 - Tipton, Indiana 7 - Frankfort, Indiana 8 - Lafayette, Indiana 11 - Peoria, Illinois 12 - Ottawa, Illinois 13 - Joliet, Illinois 14 - Geneseo, Illinois 15 - Moline, Illinois 17 - Davenport, Iowa 18 - Iowa City, Iowa 19 - What Cheer, Iowa 20 - Washington, Iowa 21 - Fairfield, Iowa 22 - Centerville, Iowa 24 - Keokuk, Iowa 25 - Keosauqua, Iowa 26 - Ottumwa, Iowa 28 - Perry, Iowa 29 - Ft. Dodge, Iowa September 2 - Freeport, Illinois 3 - Dixon, Illinois 4 - Mendota, Illinois 5 - Minonk, Illinois 7 - Decatur, Illinois 8 - Monticello, Illinois 9 - Tuscola, Illinois 10 - Potomac, Illinois 11 - Leroy, Illinois 12 - Mason City, Illinois 14 - Lincoln, Illinois 15 - Vandalia, Illinois 16 - Duquoin, Illinois 17 - Marion, Illinois 18-19 - Paducah, Kentucky 21 - Benton, Kentucky 22 - Murray, Kentucky 23 - Paris, Tennessee 24 - Huntington, Tennessee 25 - Lexington, Tennessee 26 - Somerville, Tennessee 28 - Jackson, Tennessee October 1 - Dresden, Tennessee 2 - Hickman, Kentucky 3 - Union City, Tennessee 5 - Columbus, Kentucky 6 - Dyersburg, Tennessee 7 - Humboldt, Tennessee 8 - Henderson, Tennessee 10 - Corinth, Mississippi 12 - Boonville, Mississippi 14 - West Point, Mississippi 15 - Macon, Mississippi 16 - Columbus, Mississippi 17 - Carrollton, Alabama 19 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama 20 - Centerville, Alabama 21 - Maplesville, Alabama 22 - Prattville, Alabama 23 - Selma, Alabama 24 - Linden, Alabama November 2 - Opp, Alabama 3 - Graceville, Florida 4 - Geneva, Alabama 5 - Andalusia, Alabama 6 - Bay Minette, Alabama 7 - Scranton, Mississippi 9 - Biloxi, Mississippi 10 - Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 23 -Hattiesburg, Mississippi 25-26 - Mobile, Alabama 27 - Century, Florida 28 - Pensacola, Florida 30 - De Fimiak Springs, Florida December 1 - Caryville, Florida 2 - Marianna, Florida 3 - Tallahassee, Florida 4 - Bainbridge, Georgia 5 - Cuthbert, Georgia 7 - Arlington, Georgia 8 - Colquit, Georgia 9 - Madison, Florida 10 - Live Oak, Florida 11 - Mayo, Florida 12 - Perry, Florida 15 - Greenville, Florida 16 - Quitman, Georgia 17 - Sparks, Georgia 18 - Moultrie, Georgia 19 - Tifton, Georgia 21 - Douglas, Georgia 22 - Fitzgerald, Georgia 23 - Vienna, Georgia 24 - Cordele, Georgia 25 - Unadilla, Georgia 26 - Ashburn, Georgia 28 - Valdosta, Georgia End of season |
W. H. Harris' Nickle Plate Shows, 1904 (partial)
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February
27 - Valdosta, Georgia March 14 - Tampa, Florida 15 - Manitee, Florida 16 - Plant City, Florida 17 - Panaskoff, Florida 18 - Ocala, Florida 19 - Citra, Florida 21-22 - Jacksonville, Florida 23 - Ferdinanda, Florida 24-26 - Savannah, Georgia 28 - Columbia, South Carolina 29 - Camden, South Carolina 30 - Rockingham, North Carolina 31 - Sanford, North Carolina April 1 - La Crosse, Virginia 2 - Dinwiddie, Virginia 25 - Lexington, Kentucky 26 - Mt. Sterling, Kentucky 27 - Salt Lick, Kentucky 28 - Morehead, Kentucky 29 - Ashland, Kentucky 30 - Huntington, West Virginia May 4 - Charleston, West Virginia 9 - Renick, West Virginia 11 - Marlinton, West Virginia 12 - Durbin, West Virginia 13 - Elkins, West Virginia 14 - Belington, West Virginia 26 - Tyrone, Pennsylvania June 20 - Fredericksburg, Virginia 27 - Petersburg, Virginia July 15 - Lynchburg, Virginia 20 - Martinsville, Virginia 21 - Rocky Mount, Virginia 22 - Salem, Virginia 23 - Pearlsburg, Virginia August 2 - Williamsburg, Kentucky 3 - Jellico, Tennessee 4 - Corbin, Kentucky 5 - Mt. Vernon, Kentucky 6 - Lancaster, Kentucky 24 - Clarksville, Tennessee 25 - Van Lee, Tennessee 26 - Madisonville, Kentucky 27 - Providence, Kentucky 28 - Sebree, Kentucky |
Went broke at Sebree, Kentucky.
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