Image of a map of eastern New York State and part of Ontario, Canada, with the railroad shipping routes of various railroad companies printed in red; image of a steam locomotive, tender, and five cars with barrels each labeled "E.M. Jewett's Special Barrel Cars" at top of map; vignette of a barrel at bottom left. Probable date based on patent date in image text. Verso has handwritten postage address and one-cent stamp. "Special rates of freight to all points on this map and shipments made in my own cars."--text, top margin. "E.M. Jewett / Cor. Swan & Washington St. / Room 3 Lewis Block Buffalo, N.Y."--text, bottom center of image. "The Courier Lith. Co. Buffalo, N.Y."--text, bottom left margin. "Burkes Patent / Compressed & Corrugated Stave Barrel / Patented / June 21, 1881 & Oct. 25 1881. / Manufactured / exclusively by E.M. Jewett."--text, lower left with image of barrel.
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image
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1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 53.82 x 71.12 cm (21 3/16 x 28 in.)
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