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  • Philadelphia west, via Erie and Lehigh Valley " route. : In effect July, 1876

    Philadelphia west, via Erie and Lehigh Valley " route. : In effect July, 1876

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    Image of three maps related to railroad routes of the Erie Railway: a map in the upper left corner of the northeastern United States with railroad lines between New York City and the Great Lakes region; a map of Western Europe with steamship lines in the upper left; and a map of New York City in the lower left corner, with timetables and promotional descriptions on both the recto and verso; map verso also includes three vignettes of three ornately decorated interiors of a Pullman sleeping car, a dining car with well-dressed diners and African American waiters, and a drawing room car; fold-up map.

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  • Solid for Texas the iron mountain route is now running two solid trains from St. Louis to the South-West

    Solid for Texas the iron mountain route is now running two solid trains from St. Louis to the South-West

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    Image of a poster with an engraved map of part of the Southwestern United States from New Mexico to Mississippi, and north to Nebraska and Iowa, with railroad routes of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and related lines depicted; map is centered in a poster containing promotional descriptions and timetable of the Iron Mountain Route.

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  • Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway. The Milwaukee and Mississippi Valley route to the great north-west

    Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway. The Milwaukee and Mississippi Valley route to the great north-west

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    Image of a map of a portion of the Midwestern United States showing railroad routes of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and connecting lines centered and bordered with promotional text, lists of railway stations, and six landscape vignettes captioned "Fort Snelling, Minn."; Dells of the Wisconsin. - Inkstand & Sugar Bowl."; "Templar Rock, Lake Pepin."; Jaws of the Dells."; "The Maiden's Rock, on Lake Pepin." with an image of a Native American in a headdress in the foreground overlooking a railroad train and steamboats; and "Vizor Ledge, east of Standing Rock."; map verso contains panels with promotional text, timetables, a "Map of the Business Districts of Chicago" and two vignettes on the fold-up map cover captioned, "Dells of the Wisconsin. - Lone Rock from Below." and "Dells of Wisconsin. - Inkstand and Sugar Bowl."

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  • St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway. : From St. Louis to Kansas City Lexington, Chillicothe, St. Joseph Macon and Ottumwa!

    St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway. : From St. Louis to Kansas City Lexington, Chillicothe, St. Joseph Macon and Ottumwa!

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    Image of a broadside with text advertising the lines of the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway.

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  • New map of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway : full and correct time cards of the trans-continental route

    New map of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway : full and correct time cards of the trans-continental route

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    Image of a map of most of the continental United States showing the railroad routes of the Chicago & North-Western Railway from Chicago, Illinois to California, with the "Lines and Mileage of Road owned by the Chicago & North-Western Railway Co." printed in the upper right; map verso contains panels with fold-up map covers with a vignette of the interior of a Pullman passenger car, promotional descriptions, and timetables.

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  • General map of the Pennsylvania Railroad and its connections

    General map of the Pennsylvania Railroad and its connections

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    Image of a map of most of the continental United States and part of Mexico showing the main routes and connecting lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad, with routes and railroad stations named; map verso contains 16 panels with railroad timetables, promotional descriptions, a vignette of the interior of a Pennsylvania Railroad Dining Car with well-dressed diners being served by African-American servers, a vignette of a Pullman sleeping car with passengers sitting in seats, including a woman reading and a girl, and inset with an image of a sleeping birth and a man shining shoes; folding map cover contains a vignette of a train on the Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains and an American eagle with wings displayed standing on a shield with an "E Pluribus Unum" banner.

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