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| 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: | 1934 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting Washington, D.C. as "the city that every American should know," and to get there by way of train travel. The poster depict... |
| 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: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View down platform towards a C. M. & St. Paul train at the depot. A few men are standing on the platform. There is a water tower just behind the depot, and... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as "home of the Pennsylvania Railroad." The poster features the artist N.C. Wyeth, and depicts... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting Niagara Falls as the place "Where the Great Lakes Leap to the Sea, Travel by Train." Featuring the artist Fredric C. Madan... |
| Date: | 04 29 1942 |
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| Description: | View down railroad tracks towards approaching trains. Men are walking across the tracks in the foreground at International Harvester's Quad-Cities Tank Ars... |
| 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: | 1940 |
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| Description: | An original colored poster celebrating the Milwaukee Road's 90 years of progress. The poster features three photographs of locomotive engines, ranging in t... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Front cover of the 70th Anniversary (1868-1938) John A. Salzer Seed Co. catalog featuring a colorful mix of pansies and a quotation from Shakespeare. The a... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Cripple Creek Short Line Railroad and a train winding through the mountains. |
| Date: | 03 15 1911 |
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| Description: | Over 15 manure spreaders near railroad cars in small town. They may have been recently transported from Chicago via the Chicago and Northwestern railroad c... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Man loading unmarked sacks from inside the train car into the bed of an International truck, possibly a model M. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Man inside an International Model M truck operated by Edward A. Stern Confectioner. The side of the truck has an advertisement for Cracker Jack. The truck ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railway engine, the Sabine, on display. The engine is situated on an elevated piece of land surrounded by shrubs. ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Man driving an International Model E truck in a snow storm. The truck was operated by the National Aluminum Works. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad shops. View of train yard where many trains and cars are parked. Caption at top left reads: "Nort... |
| Date: | 09 15 1907 |
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| Description: | View of the train wreck which occurred September 15th. The locomotive lies on its side with a damaged passenger car. Caption reads: "The wreck at Canaan, N... |
| Date: | 03 27 1908 |
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| Description: | View of the train wreck of the Wells Fargo Express, March 27th. Several men sit on the wreckage, and several other men and a women are nearby. Captionh rea... |
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