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Take the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific R.R for Peoria, Des Moines, Council Bluffs

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Description: Image of a map of a section of the United States showing the railroad route from San Francisco, California, to Chicago, Illinois, of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and connecting lines, in one half of a sheet with promotional text including an advertisement for the sale of the railroad's land in Iowa, and vignettes of a railroad bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, a vignette of the exterior of the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago, and a vignette of the exterior of the railroad's Chicago passenger station; map verso contains panels with fold-up map covers, promotional descriptions and timetables of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.
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Date: approximately 1872

Take the favorite Rock Island route Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R.R. : For Peoria, Rock Island, Davenport, Iowa City, Des Moines

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Image of a poster with promotional text and timetable for the Rock Island railroad route of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad with a center wood-engraved image of a map of a portion of the Midwestern United States showing railroad lines and a wood-engraved vignette in the lower part of the poster of a cross section of the "Palace Dining Car" showing the interior of the car with passengers eating and being served by African-American waiters.

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Across the American continent via the great Rock Island route, from Australia, China and Japan to Europe

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Image of a map centered on the continents of North and South America showing the Great Rock Island railroad route of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and related steamship lines to Europe and Asia, with a second map, above, of the railroad route from San Francisco, California, to Chicago, Illinois, and mileage statistics printed in right margin; map verso contains panels with fold-up map covers, promotional descriptions and timetables of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, with a vignette of a railroad bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, and a vignette of the exterior of the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago.

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Take the favorite Rock Island route Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y. : For all points in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado

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Image of a poster with promotional text and timetable for the Rock Island railroad route of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad with a center wood engraved image of a map of a portion of the Midwestern United States showing railroad lines and a wood engraved vignette in the lower part of the poster of a cross section of the "Palace Dining Car" showing the interior of the car with passengers eating and being served by African-American waiters.

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Map of the Chicago & North-Western Railway and part of its connections

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Image of a wood engraved map of a portion of the Midwestern United States showing railroad routes of the Chicago & North-Western Railway and connecting lines from Chicago, Illinois, westward, with promotional descriptions and timetables; map verso contains panels with fold-up map covers, additional timetables, and promotional text, with a vignette of a side elevation of a Pullman drawing room and sleeping car.

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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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Passengers for the west should take the Chicago and Northwestern it is the short line to Council Bluffs Sioux City, Yankton

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Image of a poster advertising the railroad line of the Chicago and North Western Railroad with decorative details including images of fish, herons, and a circular fan with the image of a waterscape.

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Take the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific R.R for Peoria, Des Moines, Council Bluffs

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