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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R.R. Map of the Great International Railway & Steamer Routes Around the World
Object Details
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Date
1870
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Object Type
Prints
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Medium
Lithograph with applied watercolor
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Contributors
Printed by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Published by A. M. Smith
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Dimensions
Image: 26 7/8 x 19 1/2 in.
Sheet: 29 x 22 in. -
Inscriptions
Recto:
u.l. to u.r.: CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R.R. \ MAP OF THE \ GREAT INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY & STEAMER ROUTES \ AROUND THE WORLD \ LEAVE CHICAGO VIA ROCK ISLAND ROUTE TO SAN FRANCISCO \ Taking Steamer and Railway Routes around the Globe back to Chicago as shown below
c.l.: [descriptive text]
c.r.: [descriptive text]
l.l.: HUGH RIDDLE \ GEN[L]. SUPERINTENDENT C.R.I. & P.R.R. \ PREPARED BY G.W. & C.B. COLTON & C[O]. 172 WILLIAM S[T]. NEW YORK
l.l. to l.r.: ALWAYS PURCHASE TICKETS TO OMAHA OR CALIFORNIA BY THIS ROUTE \ EXPRESS TRAINS LEAVE CHICAGO DAILY TO CLOSE CONNECTION WITH TRAINS FROM THE EAST \ HAVING ATTACHED EXPRESSLY FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THROUGH PASSENGERS. \ THE MOST ELEGANT AND EXPENSIVE PALACE CARS IN THE WORLD.
l.r.: A.M. SMITH \ GEN[L]. PASSENGER AGENT C.R.I. & P.R.R. \ Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1870 by A.M. Smith in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
1972.24
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Copyright
Public domain
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