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BARTHOLDI. -Livre Rare Book

The great Bartholdi statue, Liberty enlightening the World. (NEW YORK.) USA.

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Unique Collection of Illinois Central Railroad Company Correspondence Relating to the Surveys and Plans to Construct a Railroad Line from Dyersburg Tennessee to the Obion River in the Upper Embankment of the Mississippi River Floodplain Dated 1897-1900.

1897010616Chicago: Illinois Central Railroad Company 1897. Handwritten. Very Good. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 87 pages 22 manuscript 61 typed and 4 telegrams. Almost all individual correspondences signed. This collection of correspondence documents the late-nineteenth-century planning and negotiation necessary in constructing an Illinois Central Railroad Company ICRR branch line connecting Dyersburg Tennessee to the Stevens Lumber Company track at the Obion River. This project envisioned during a period of rapid railroad expansion displays the economic importance of regional development via railroads at the turn of the twentieth century. The planning of this line would ultimately contribute to the formation of the Chicago Memphis & Gulf Railroad Company in the early 20th century. This collection likely assembled and retained by David Sloan acting Chief Engineer of the ICRR includes engineering reports drafts of contracts cost estimates invoices telegrams and letters exchanged amongst railroad officials predominantly regarding the Dyersburg to Obion River switch. Main themes include route selection flood risk right-of-way acquisition grading costs and the financial feasibility of constructing thirteen miles of track through flood-prone terrain described here as being "overflowed every year." They also note the need for a wide right of way and extensive elevation measurements due to seasonal flooding along the Mississippi floodplain. The correspondence also illustrates the web of permissions agreements and financial commitments required to advance a railroad project even when constructing just thirteen miles of track. Because Stevens Lumber Company and the citizens of Dyersburg were primary financial backers their interests also heavily influenced decisions. There were also discussions about a line connecting a southern alignment along the Chester tract to the Stevens Lumber Co. track a line from Dyersburg to the "Joe Stinger place on the old channel of the Mississippi River" and a line from the Obion River to Carruthersville and Tiptonville. This project eventually evolved into a line extending from Dyersburg to Tiptonville first independently organized as the Dyersburg Northern Railroad Company and later renamed the Chicago Memphis & Gulf Railroad Company. Notable correspondents: David Sloan Chief Engineer ICRR J. P. Wallace Assistant Second Vice President A. T. Sabin Assistant Engineer T. J. Hudson Traffic Manager A. W. Sullivan General Superintendent M. Gilleas Assistant General Superintendent C. A. Wilson Chief Engineer Chicago Dyersburg & Northern Railroad and the Obion Business League. Overall condition Very Good all sheets legible. . Illinois Central Railroad Company unknown

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Croll, Rev P C (editor); H W Kriebel (editor)Biblio.com

The Pennsylvania-German / Penn Germania: Devoted to the History Biography Genealogy Poetry Folk-lore and General Interests of the Pennsylvania-Germans and their Descendants Vol. I No. 1 - Vol. XIII No. 3 1900-14 Almost Complete 107 of 110 Issues

1900031999Lebanon East Greenville and Lititz PA: P. C. Croll/H. W. Kriebel/The Pennsylvania German/Penn Germania Publishing Co. 1900. Book. Very Good. Original Wraps. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Almost complete run of the pioneering journal The Pennsylvania German uniformly bound in decorated wraps variously paginated 107 of 110 issues lacking 2.3 3.2 and 7.8 for completion. All issues complete and intact except for the following: 7.2 lacks front cover 10.2 replacement covers 10.6 lacking both covers. Most issues show modest handling/shelf wear with the inevitable spine chipping typical of this issue a few other issues with loose or detached but present covers; condition ranges Fair on issues just noted to Near Fine most at least VG many VG to Near Fine. Vols. I-VI issued quarterly 4/year Vol. VIII in 8 issues Vols. VIII-XII issued monthly 12/year Vol. XIII w/ 12 issues in 10 Vols. XIV XV each in 3 issues thus 110 issues total. Vols. XIII-XV otherwise numbered as New Series Vols. I-III. Early issues royal 8vo later issues 4to. Initiated in Jan. 1900 by Rev. Croll The Pennsylvania-German was taken over by H. W. Kriebel and issued in a slightly taller format commencing with Vol. VII in 1906 changing format again beginning with Vol. XIII New Series Vol. I. Meant to capitalize upon the wide-ranging interest in the Pennsylvania German Society annual volumes begun in 1893 The Pennsylvania-German initiated a new era in ethnic identity and offered a variety of both entertaining and scholarly articles focusing on various aspects of PA German folklife. Scarce in any form rarely offered complete. P. C. Croll/H. W. Kriebel/The Pennsylvania German/Penn Germania Publishing Co. Paperback

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