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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R.R. Map of the Great International Railway & Steamer Routes Around the World

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Object Details

  • Date

    1870

  • Object Type

    Prints

  • Medium

    Lithograph with applied watercolor

  • Contributors

    Printed by G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.

    Published by A. M. Smith

  • 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.

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    1972.24

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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