Railroads

Refine search results

Results 1 - 6 (of 6)
Railroads
A FORMER OFFICER IN THE “ARMY OF CALIFORNIA” BECOMES AN EARLY EMPLOYEE OF THE UNION PACIFIC...

[A FORMER OFFICER IN THE “ARMY OF CALIFORNIA” BECOMES AN EARLY EMPLOYEE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY EASTERN BRANCH (KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY) AFTER BEING PROMISED A JOB AS THE CONDUCTOR OF ITS SECOND TRAIN.]; Letter from Grove Watson to a friend reporting that had recently accepted a position with the railroad in Kansas

Wyandotte, Kansas: Office of the Contractors of the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern Division, 1863. Envelope or Cover. This letter on the stationery of the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern Division is datelined, Wyandotte, Kansas, November 7, 1863, and enclosed in a mailing envelope which bears a circular Wyandotte, Kas..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $850.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
“KANSAS / THE BEST PART OF THE WEST TO BUY A GRAIN FARM . . . STOCK FARM . . . SHEEP RANCH . ....

“KANSAS / THE BEST PART OF THE WEST TO BUY A GRAIN FARM . . . STOCK FARM . . . SHEEP RANCH . . . OPEN A STORE, OR TO PRACTICE A PROFESSION.” The Immigrants’ Guide to the Most Fertile Lands of Kansas. . ..

Kansas City, Mo. Land & Immigration Office of the Kansas Division (formerly Kansas Pacific Railway) Union Pacific Railway Company, circa 1880. Unbound. This 6-panel brochure measures approximately 7.5” x 10.25” unfolded. It was published by the “Land & Immigration Office of the Kansas Division (formerly Kansas Pacific Railway) Union Pacific..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $150.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
“ON ONE OCCASION THEY MET 14 MILES THIS SIDE OF ALTOON MORE THAN 200 STRIKERS.” Letter from...

“ON ONE OCCASION THEY MET 14 MILES THIS SIDE OF ALTOON MORE THAN 200 STRIKERS.” Letter from a prominent Pennsylvania woman to her overseas Naval Officer son describing the Philadelphia City Troop’s response to the Great Railroad Strike of 1877

Idlewild [Hotel] near Medina, Pennsylvania to the U.S.S. Trenton at London: July 31, 1877. Envelope or Cover. Four-page letter with an accompanying envelope addressed to Louis D. Beylard, U.S.S. Trenton, in care of Mr. B. F. Stevens of London. The envelope is franked with a blue 5-cent Taylor stamp (Scott..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $250.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
A BUSINESSMAN IN SAN FRANCISCO INFORMS HIS BROTHER IN GREAT BRITAIN ABOUT THE PENDING COMPLETION...

[A BUSINESSMAN IN SAN FRANCISCO INFORMS HIS BROTHER IN GREAT BRITAIN ABOUT THE PENDING COMPLETION OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CROSS-COUNTRY TRAVEL AND SHIPPING.]; A stamped folded letter from San Francisco to Liverpool, England franked with a black 12-cent E grill stamp and accompanied by a Philatelic Foundation Certificate

San Francisco, California to Liverpool, England: April 23, 1869. Envelope or Cover. This one-page folded letter is franked with a 12-cent black Washington stamp embossed with an E-grill for postal security (Scott # 90). The stamp is canceled by a fancy radial cork handstamp. It bears a magenta San Francisco..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $850.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
A NEW YORK COMPANY BEGINS TO STRIP BARE THE VIRGIN LOWLAND FOREST NEAR CHARLESTON DURING THE...

[A NEW YORK COMPANY BEGINS TO STRIP BARE THE VIRGIN LOWLAND FOREST NEAR CHARLESTON DURING THE SOUTH CAROLINA LUMBERING BOOM] 18 photographs detailing the operations of the A. C. Tuxbury Lumber Company; 18 photographs detailing the operations of the A. C. Tuxbury Lumber Company

Charleston, South Carolina: A. C. Tuxbury Lumber Company, circa 1905. Unbound. This lot has 18 card-mounted albumin photographs detailing operations of the Tuxbury Lumber Company in Charleston, South Carolina. Ten images, measuring approximately 4.5” x 3.5” are mounted on dark grey cards measuring about 6.5” x 5.5”. Eight images, measuring..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $350.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
ARCHIVE RELATING TO JARRETT & PALMER'S FAMOUS THEATRICAL NON-STOP TRANSCONTINENTAL LIGHTNING EXPRESS

ARCHIVE RELATING TO JARRETT & PALMER'S FAMOUS THEATRICAL NON-STOP TRANSCONTINENTAL LIGHTNING EXPRESS

New York to San Francisco: June 1-4, 1876. Unbound. The transcontinental Lightning Express captured the attention of the nation while transporting a theatrical troupe from New York to San Francisco in record-breaking time for opening night. A small archive relating to Jarrett & Palmer's famous non-stop transcontinental Lightning Express..... More

Add to Cart

Price: $4,750.00

Item Details
Ask a Question
Results 1 - 6 (of 6)