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Lot 838
[TRANSPORTATION]. The Great Rock Island Route. Chicago: J.M.W. Jones Stationery & Print Co.
Sale 2067 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
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Nov 6, 2024
Lots Close
Nov 20, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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$300 - 400
Lot Description
[TRANSPORTATION]. The Great Rock Island Route. Chicago: J.M.W. Jones Stationery & Print Co.
22 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (sight) lithograph promoting travel via the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway, which had an extensive network throughout the American Midwest. A depiction of the tunnel near La Salle, IL, is prominently featured at center, with small vignettes below depicting the "restful reclining chair cars," the "splendid dining car service," and a map of the railway's route.
Framed, 24 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. overall.

Established in 1847, the company acquired additional railway lines over the following years, changing names several times until 1880, when it officially became the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. 
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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