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

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Title: New map of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway : full and correct time cards of the trans-continental route
Alternative Title: New map of the Chicago & North-western R'y the trans-continental route, Omaha & California line, St. Paul line, (Elroy route,) and its other lines and branches, and its connections.
Creator: Rand McNally and Company, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1869
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
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1879
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 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.
Probable date based on form number in item text. Relief shown by hachures. "Rand, McNally & Co., Printers, Engravers and Electrotypers, 79 and 81 Madison Street, Chicago."--text, bottom left margin. "Patent applied for."--text, bottom center margin. "Form 200-9-25-'74-m."--text, bottom left margin of map cover. "Rand, McNally & Co., Printers and Engravers, Chicago.--text, bottom center of map cover. "Marvin Hughitt, / General Superintendent."--text, bottom left of map cover. "W. H. Stennett, / General Passenger Agent."--text, bottom right of map cover.
Type: image
Extent: 1 engraving : color printed ; overall 38.42 x 91.12 cm (15 1/8 x 35 7/8 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_TRAN_001192
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1731
Language: English
Subject: Advertising--Railroads
Railroads--United States--Maps
Railroad passenger cars--Pictorial works
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Intaglio prints--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Maps. (gmgpc)
Timetables. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
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Railroad
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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