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Chessie was a popular cat character used as a symbol of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O). Derived from an etching by Viennese artist Guido Grünewald, the image first appeared in a black and white advertisement in the September 1933 issue of Fortune magazine with the slogan "Sleep Like a Kitten."
During World War II, Chessie's "husband" — Peake — (creating the name "Chessie Peak", as in Chesapeake) was shown with a bandage on his paw as a war veteran returning from military service. While the kitten was created by the Austrian artist Guido Grünewald, the success of Chessie as a marketing tool is often credited to Lionel Probert, at ...
He intended the Chessie as a vehicle for his ideas, naming the train after Chessie, the small cat who served as the C&O's mascot and alter-ego. [1]: 52 The Chessie would operate between Washington and Cincinnati in daylight, with feeder routes to Newport News, and Norfolk, Virginia, at Charlottesville, and Louisville, Kentucky, at Ashland ...
Chessie System, Inc. was a holding company that owned the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O), the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), the Western Maryland Railway (WM), and Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad (B&OCT). Trains operated under the Chessie name from 1973 to 1987.
NEWARK − Central Ohio Technical College no longer has athletic teams, but that doesn't mean it can't have a mascot. The college recently introduced TC the Cat — short for catalyst — as its ...
Pages in category "Cat mascots" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... The Cat in the Hat; Chessie (mascot) D. Dewey Readmore Books; F ...
Photo cred: Disney. Chessy played the Parker's housekeeper, and made Hallie whatever she wanted when she came home from camp. She also of course was the first to notice that Hallie was actually ...
The Arizona Diamondbacks remain hyped for the NLCS contention with the help of their furry and lively mascot, D. Baxter the bobcat ... The name D. Baxter, like “BOB” cat, is a play on words to ...