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New York Central RailroadBiblio.com

General Rules Governing the Service of Conductors and Brakemen

Northern Pacific Railroad CompanyBiblio.com

Alice's adventures in the new wonderland : the Yellowstone National Park the Yellowstone National Park 1884 Leather Bound

2025BIBLB0000206562025. Leather Bound. New. Size: 14.60 x 22.86 cms This book is available in 5 different Leather color without any extra cost. Explore More Options by Clicking on 'More Images' and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email within 24 hours of placing the order. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition expertly crafted by the prestigious organization Rare Biblio with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025 utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1884. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books every page has been manually restored for legibility. However in certain instances occasional blurriness missing segments or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - eng Vol:- Pages:- 15 If it is a multi-volume set then it is only a single volume. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION 12x19 Inches: Available Upon Request. hardcover

Leather-Bound Books · Inde50,00 $US≈ 42,31 €

Parke, John G (Albert H Campbell, Illustrator) [Pacific Railroad Surveys]Biblio.com

Valley of the Gila and Dierra De Las Estrellas from the Maricopa Wells Reports of Explorations and Surveys . from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; Volume VII Report of Explorations for Routes from San Francisco Bay to Los Angeles California West of the Coastal Range by Lieutenant John G. Parke and Albert H. Campbell 1854-55 33d Congress 2d Session House Ex. Doc. 91 Serial 797

185714427Washington DC: Bevery Tucker Printer 1857. First Edition. Very Good. A.H Campbell. 8.25x11in One litho tinted illustrated plate Part I plate V; Light age-toning along edges with several light spots in margin. Samuels p. 81 Taft p. 265. This plate is from from Volume VII of the quarto edition of twelve volumes were published from 1855 to 1861 as exploration and survey reports became available. These volumes contained not only the survey maps and elevations but a monumental collection of scientific reports on geography geology zoology botany and ethnology of the Native American tribes. The surveys also included 11 artists to record the landscape and indigenous peoples of the west. Albert Henry Campbell 1826-1899 was a Railway survey artist-explorer civil engineer and surveyor. He was one of the more important artist of the surveys and participated in several survey expeditions across the west from 1853 to 1854. In the fall of 1854 he joined the Parke survey expedition for a coastal railroad route from San Francisco to San Diego and the survey along the 32nd parallel to Arizona. All eight of the full-page illustrations are credited to Campbell in the report three of California and five of Arizona scenes After the surveys he was assigned to Washington as Superintendent of Pacific wagon roads to 1860. During the Civil war he was a map maker for the Confederate Army and chief engineer of railroads based in West Virginia. from Samuels The twelve volumes were disorganized in publication with no overall all arrangement or indexing. Some of the plates and maps referred to in volumes were published in other volumes various reports were also published out of sequence relating to the four routes. Preliminary reports published were updated in latter volumes. From Wagner-Becker-Camp In 1853 Senator Gwin of California lead the inclusion of Congressional funding for 1853-54 of a series of surveys to determine the best and most economical railroad routes from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast. The act directed the Secretary of War Jefferson Davis to plan and direct Army topographical engineers to conduct surveys of four routes. The first was between the 47th and 49th parallels generally along the Lewis and Clark route to the Pacific. The Second route between the 37th and 39th parallels was promoted by Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri. The Third route was along the 35th parallel. The Fourth route was promoted by Secretary Davis along the 32nd parallel that followed Emory's 1846-47 reconnaissance. Bevery Tucker, Printer unknown

David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA · États-Unis50,00 $US≈ 42,31 €

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad; Crucible SteelBiblio.com

1942-43 bound volume of printed material on Henry Dahlberg & Forest C. Singer v. The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Co. in the US Circuit Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit & in Edward E. Shelper & John Milton Rice v. Crucible Fuel Company

1943H28812Pittsburgh: Smith Bros 1943. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo tan law buckram with leather gilt labels in red and black ownership label of Nicholas Unkovic 1906-83 a prominent labor lawyer at Reed Smith in Pittsburgh and one of the attorneys of note on the Crucible Steel case. Several hundred pages total. The first case involved interpretations of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement with P&LERR involving matters of seniority enforcement of rules and the status of "yardmasters." Titles: "Consolidated Brief for Appellants" "Brief and Appendix for the Appellee" "Consolidated Brief for Appellees the Railroad Yardmasters of North America Inc. J. E. Grady John F. Shea" has ink stain on front wrap; "Brief for Appellee" in Shepler & Rice v. Crucible Fuel Co.; "Appellee's Appendix" which includes ten folding charts of payrolls and work schedules "Answer of Defendant Crucible Fuel Company to Petition of Plaintiff's Counsel for an Attorney's Fee and Memorandum in Support Thereof" "Brief for the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division US Department of Labor as Amicus Curiae" "Reply of Appellee to the Brief Filed by the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division." and "Reply Brief for Appellee Crucible Fuel Company upon Rehearing." In this case the two complainants were hired as watchmen on a river landing that was a semi-permanent mooring for coal barges. At first the men were paid monthly salaries but then were shifted two hourly rates with time-and-a-half for any hours worked above the 40 hours weekly which meant slightly better wages than the monthly figure the question being whether such employment and its wage calculations violated the terms of the collective bargaining agreements Crucible agreed to. unkovic. Smith Bros hardcover

Common Crow Books · États-Unis50,00 $US≈ 42,31 €

Scripophily - Railroad Expansion CertificateBiblio.com

Fort Worth Denver City Railway 1899 Stock Certificate H. I. Judson Wall St Receipt

21788Very Good. A visually striking late-19th-century railroad stock certificate from the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway paired with an early Wall Street transaction receipt from H. I. Judson & Co. New York. Together the documents reflect the flow of capital between Eastern financial houses and Western railroad enterprise preserving both the issued certificate and its later market transaction. DESCRIPTION POINTS: Issued: Fort Worth Texas 1899 Shares: 100 shares $100 each Certificate Number: R2221 Engraved certificate with central industrial vignette and eagle seal Marked 'CANCELLED' with multiple period ink and punch cancellations May 27/28 1901 Revenue/transfer stamps present front and reverse Reverse fully executed transfer form dated Apr 30 1901 Printed by American Bank Note Company imprint visible lower margin Includes original broker receipt: H. I. Judson & Co. 7 Nassau Street New York Receipt notes sale of 100 shares notation "25" / total "2500" visible with revenue stamp Condition: Fold lines as issued light age toning scattered handling wear punch cancellations and period stamps. The certificate remains bold and highly displayable with strong contrast and an attractive vignette. VISIBLE NAMES: J. M. Robinson & Co. original shareholder Jose R. Del Valle transferee New York address noted "45 Broadway" O. L. Coles attorney/transfer agent stamp Broker: H. I. Judson & Co. Wall Street receipt Reverse signed J. M. Robinson Witness signature present partially legible As typical these reflect transactional ownership rather than prominent railroad executives. HISTORICAL CONTEXT - Chartered in the 1880s the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway became a vital artery linking North Texas to the wider western rail system supporting cattle drives agricultural expansion and settlement across the High Plains. By the 1890s railroads were financed through national markets with securities like this moving between regional investors and New York brokerage firms. The paired receipt and transfer markings capture that process in motion-showing how Western infrastructure was underwritten traded and ultimately absorbed into broader financial networks. Today such certificates survive less as instruments of value and more as physical records of the capital systems that built the American West. Subjects: Railroad expansion Texas railroads stock certificates scripophily Wall Street finance American West development 19th-century commerce Ephemera Financial History Railroadiana Americana. unknown

Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] · États-Unis50,00 $US≈ 42,31 €

Stevens, Isaac I (John Mix Stanley, Illustrator) [Pacific Railroad Surveys]Biblio.com

Awaiting the Return of Mr. Tinkham Reports of Explorations and Surveys . from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; Volume XII Narrative and Final Report of Explorations for a Route for a Pacific Railroad near the Forty-Seventh and Forty-Ninth Parallels . From St. Paul to Puget Sound by Isaac I. Stevens Governor of Washington Territory 1855 36th Congress 1st Session House Ex. Doc. 56 Serial 1054-55

186014426Washington DC: Thomas H. Ford Printer 1860. First Edition. Very Good. 8.25x11in One litho tinted illustrated plate Part I plate XXXII; Some age-toning along edges with several light spots in margin and print. Samuels p.460 Taft p. 1. This plate is from from Volume XII of the quarto edition of twelve volumes were published from 1855 to 1861 as exploration and survey reports became available. These volumes contained not only the survey maps and elevations but a monumental collection of scientific reports on geography geology zoology botany and ethnology of the Native American tribes. The surveys also included 11 artists to record the landscape and indigenous peoples of the west. The twelve volumes were disorganized in publication with no overall all arrangement or indexing. Some of the plates and maps referred to in volumes were published in other volumes various reports were also published out of sequence relating to the four routes. Preliminary reports published were updated in latter volumes. From Wagner-Becker-Camp In 1853 Senator Gwin of California lead the inclusion of Congressional funding for 1853-54 of a series of surveys to determine the best and most economical railroad routes from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast. The act directed the Secretary of War Jefferson Davis to plan and direct Army topographical engineers to conduct surveys of four routes. The first was between the 47th and 49th parallels generally along the Lewis and Clark route to the Pacific. The Second route between the 37th and 39th parallels was promoted by Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri. The Third route was along the 35th parallel. The Fourth route was promoted by Secretary Davis along the 32nd parallel that followed Emory's 1846-47 reconnaissance. The illustration "Awaiting the Return of Mr. Tinkham" was done to support part of the report narrative by Stevens starting on p. 127 of the report. Mr. Tinkham was one of several civilian members of the survey that fanned out along the general route to identify better terrain for a railroad line. They were generally accompanied by Native American guides the knew the terrain. Mr. Tinkham proceed without a guide and became disoriented for a number of days before finding his way back to the camp. John Mix Stanley 1814-1872 was an artist-explorer American painter of landscapes and of Native American portraits and tribal life. In 1842 he traveled to the West to paint Native Americans and spend the next ten years painting and exhibiting in eastern cities and the Smithsonian. During the Mexican War in 1846 he was a draftsman for the Corps of Engineers assigned to Colonel Kearney's expedition to California and Oregon Territory. He produced maps and illustrations for the Army. After the war he spent time in Hawaii painting the Royal family native life and landscapes. In 1853 Stanley was appointed the chief artist to Isaac Stevens survey expedition for a Pacific railroad route from St. Paul to Puget Sound the Northern Survey. During the survey he produced the stunning 70 illustrations and fold out panoramas in the Stevens report. When he returned to Washington in 1854 he produced an exhibition of his paintings and large panoramas of western scenes from the Northern survey. from Wiki and Samuels in part. Thomas H. Ford, Printer unknown

David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA · États-Unis50,00 $US≈ 42,31 €

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