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Title: Solid for Texas the iron mountain route is now running two solid trains from St. Louis to the South-West
Creator: Times Printing House, printer
Poole Brothers, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1884
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Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: 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.
Probable date based on entry for Henry C. Townsend in Who's who in railroading in North America, 1906, page 605, that notes Townsend became general passenger and ticket agent for the Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron Mountain Route on July 15, 1884. "Times Printing House, Fifth and Chestnut Streets, St. Louis."--text, bottom center margin. "St. Louis"--text, bottom center of image. "Map of the / South-Western Railway System. / Missouri Pacific / Mo. Kansas & Texas. Cent. Branch U.P.R.R. / St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern / Int. & Great Northern and / Texas and Pacific Railways"--text, bottom right of map. "Poole Bros., Map Eng's Chicago."--text, bottom right of map. "JA"--text, initials, bottom right of map. "F. Chandler, / General Ticket Agent."--text, bottom left of poster. "H. C. Townsend, / General Passenger Agent."--text, bottom right of poster.
Type: image
Extent: 1 letterpress : color printed ; overall 71.76 x 26.51 cm (28 1/4 x 10 7/16 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_TRAN_001103
402508
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1542
Language: English
Subject: Advertising--Railroads
Railroads--United States--Maps
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Relief prints--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Maps. (gmgpc)
Timetables. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
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The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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