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| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of the Columbian Exposition pavilions from the vantage point of Lake Michigan. Included is an inset of the Union Passenger Station (now Uni... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph distributed by the Soo Line Railway Company, as a promotion for their shipping and passenger services. The poster features a train t... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting California as a summer's destination to be reached by train. The poster features a woman in a vibrant yellow dress overloo... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting the national parks of the western United States and Canada, as well as promoting train travel. The poster depicts a creek... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting Atlantic City as "the playground of the world," and to get there by way of train travel. The poster depicts the buildings ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | An original colored lithograph advertising the Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyèr railway in Switzerland. The poster features the artist Anton Reckzi... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | An original colored lithograph advertising the Pacific Railway's route from New York to California, encouraging people to "Go and See the Great American Pa... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Cover art for a pamphlet advertising The Apostle Islands and Lake Superior. The upper half of the artwork depicts a sunset view of Lake Superior, and the b... |
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| Description: | Train departing the Chaseburg depot, with steam coming out of the smokestack. There are buildings along the tracks, and in the background is a bluff. |
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