Image of a broadside advertising a stagecoach and boat trip from the Central Village depot in Connecticut with a center wood-engraved image of a carriage with passengers driven by two horses and a driver saying, "Bound to Wood's Saw-Mill." Probable date based on item title. "...by the splendid Car of Juggernaut drawn by 20 black horses, driven by a colored driver, to Rice City Lighthouse, thence by the splendid floating Steam Palace, Black Hawk, to Wood's Sawmill, where they will have ample time to enjoy the Sea Breeze, Bathing, Fishing, &c. There will be a grand display of Fire-Works, on the first and second evenings; also a discussion upon the cause of the Potato rot on the third evening, which alone will be worth the price of the excursion ... Excursionists will stop at the Irving House, which commands a splendid view of the Mill, Shipping and Harbor. Colored people will stop at 'Caesar's Sullar,' in Cat Alley, whose table will always be supplied with the best of clam soup. [space] Per order of the Proprietors. Central Village, Conn., July 21st, 1851."-- text, continued from title, lower half of sheet.
Type
image
Extent
1 letterpress : uncolored ; overall 42.7 x 39.05 cm (16 13/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Advertising--Transportation Advertising--Tourist trade Racism--Connecticut--History--19th century Carriages and carts--Pictorial works Coaching (Transportation)--Pictorial works Tourism Racism against Blacks--United States--History Relief prints--1825-1850. (gmgpc) Broadsides. (gmgpc)
Place
Central Village (Conn.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Travel & Exploration Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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