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188537910St. Paul: Pioneer Press 1885. 1885. 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" in burnt orange printed wrappers and with a map on rear wrapper. 48 pp. illustrations. The letters are "from a well-known correspondent who visited the Northwest in May and June 1885." These letters will be found to contain "a large amount of valuable statistical and other information relative to the various sections of country traversed by the writer in his tour of 2000 miles." Letters discuss visits to Stearns County Norman County Swift County Alexandria Crookston Moose Island Minnesota; Devils Lake Morehead Dunseith Rolette County Dakota Territory etc. Information for the home seeker and on the St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway; various statistics for Minnesota and Dakota. Nine full-page illustrations. Light fold to bottom corner and with agent stamp on front wrapper. Pioneer Press, 1885. unknown
189698132New York: E.C. Meinecke & Co. February 22nd 1896. 1896. Good. - An original 11 inch high by 7-1/2 inch wide gravure by E.C. Meinecke & Co. of New York on 15 inch high by 12 inch wide buff stock. The sienna toned image is a caricature of Chauncey Depew seated on a dock at Peekskill Landing fishing pole in hand and a string of fish at his side. Shaded by a Chinese straw hat with his feet dangling from the dock Depew is attired in a white button down shirt and capri-like pants. The menu's title "Lotos Club To Our Chauncey." is illustrated with the image of Depew's mansion and a banner of a winged locomotive pulling a train above. Depew's fishing pole with its line dipping into the lily pad pond at bottom left diagonally crosses the menu's selection while a train exiting a tunnel is depicted at bottom right. The menu engraved along the bottom left quarter of the image includes such offerings as Blue Points Chicken consomme a la Royal Timbales a la Depew Kennebec Salmon Asparagus a la Peekskill etc. The artist's name is engraved at the bottom right of the image. We can only make out the artist's initials "G.S." due to damage to a portion of the name. The gravure is boldly signed "Chauncey M. Depew" in pencil across the top. Mounted with glue from the verso onto a slightly larger cardboard mat there is a tear along the right edge of the print's border with some minor chipping and three holes along the left edge. There is minor foxing with a small spot of dampstaining to the top of the right border. The top edge of the heavier mat on which the print is mounted is chipped. Good. <p>RARE. Provenance: From the estate of American impresario and Medal of Honor recipient Major James B. Pond.<p>The Lotos Club with its literary and artistic bent hosted frequent "State Dinners" for which it produced elaborate souvenir menus.<p>At this dinner held in New York on February 22 1896 Chauncey Depew delivered a speech on the occasion of Washington's and Lincoln's Birthdays: ". Lincoln attained from the log cabin of the poor white in the wilderness the same position which George Washington reached from his grand old mansion and palatial surroundings on the Potomac. Widely as they are separated these two heroes of the two great crises of our national life stand together in representing the solvent powers of the inspiring processes and the hopeful opportunities of American liberty. The one coming from the top to the Presidency and the other from the bottom to the Presidency of the United States the leadership of the people the building up of government and the reconstruction of states they grandly illustrate the fact that under our institutions there is neither place nor time for the socialists or the anarchist but there is a place and always a time notwithstanding the discouragements of origin or of youth for grit pluck ambition honesty and brains".<p>The attorney for Cornelius Vanderbilt's railroad interests and president of the New York Central Railroad System Chauncey Depew 1834-1928 served as U.S. Senator from New York from 1899 to 1911. After graduating from Yale Depew was admitted to the bar in 1858 and first practiced law in Peekskill NY. Moving to New York City Depew first became the attorney for the New York and Harlem Railroad and subsequently for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad before he became the attorney and director of Vanderbilt's whole system. Depew served as president and served on the board of several railroad companies as well as of other businesses. New York: E.C. Meinecke & Co., February 22nd, 1896. unknown
188747384N.P.: Privately printed n.d. ca 1887. ca 1887. LAS VEGAS NEW MEXICO. 6" x 6 3/8" sheet folded to 4 panels. Cover panel as well as panel offering analysis of the water at the Phoenix Hotel written by Walter S. Haines M.D. printed in red and black ink. Opposite 2 panels offer a chromolithograph of the hotel. The Phoenix Hotel was "built in 1887 had 250 guest rooms and replaced the Montezuma Hotel which was destroyed by fire in 1884. In 1903 the hotel closed down and in 1923 the building became a Baptist college. In the late 1980s the site became the home of the Armand Hammer United World College and is now known as the Davis International Center. The hotel known as the castle was constructed by the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad as a luxury hotel featuring the natural hot springs on the site. According to the pamphlet the chemical composition of the water primarily consists of Carbonates and Sulphates of Sodium and was touted to assist with tuberculosis rheumatism and gout. 3/4" split to top fold along with a 1/2" water mark to top edge. Light toning to paper. Very good. Privately printed, n.d. [ca 1887]. unknown
188724219Paterson NJ 1887. Photography. An imposing photograph of a Mogul Locomotive made by the Rogers Locomotive Company laid onto a printed broadside. The photograph measures 28 3/4 x 13" the broadside 32 x 18". Rogers Locomotive was an important New Jersey maker of railroad steam locomotives founded in 1832 whose most famous engine was "The General". This locomotive was built in 1855 and was one of the principals of the "Great Locomotive Chase" an April 1862 military raid in Georgia in which Union volunteers commandeered "The General" and used it to damage the vital rail line between Atlanta and Chattanooga. <br /> <br /> Below the image at the left is "J. Reid Photographist". John Reid 1835 - 1911 was a noted local photographer who specialized in stereoscopic views and large format outdoor photography especially pictures of locomotives. Reid was commissioned by Rogers to produce images of trains for promotional purposes. He used Scovill's view boxes made by the American Optical Company with Morrison wide aperture lenses and Scovill's pearl paper for printing. Reid printed his own pictures and relied on his own emulsion a superior one which wasn't subject to the rapid deterioration common in photographs of the time. Reid exhibited at Philadelphia's Centennial Exhibition in 1876 and received medals at the Paris Exposition 1878 and Chicago's Columbian Exhibition 1893. The broadside can be dated 1887 because Reuben Wells was appointed shop superintendent in that year; his name is stamped below the other printed printed names below the image which read "J. S. Rogers Pres. Reuben Wells Supt. and R. S. Hughes Treasurer 44 Exchange Place New York". The locomotive in the albumen photograph is marked "St. P. M. & M." and is numbered 324. This was the St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company which was organized in 1879. Small paper fault at the lower center otherwise very good condition. unknown
189185699Paris Imprimerie du Fort-Carré (Ch. Collet) 1891, in-8, agrafé, Retirage par l'éditieur-imprimeur William Théry annoncé à 50 exemplaires. Non daté (années 80). Un croquis en noir dans le texte.Très bon état.
1878531/ The Vacuum Brake Company, Limited (Hardy's Patent). - Die Vacuum Bremse. Mit 8 gefalt. Tafeln. O. O. u. J. [Wien, Selbstverlag, ca. 1878]. 4to. (25,0 x 20,5 cm). 12 S. Orig.-Leinwandband. [3 Warenabbildungen]
186122980Marseille, E. Cappeau del., 1861. Planche XXV, Confection des Blocs Artificiels – Installation de la machine fixe pour la fabrication du mortier, 42 cm x 54,5 cm, chromolithographiée par F. Canquoin. Ouvrage de Esprit Latour et Auguste Gassend. Très bon état
1882A569191882. . . . Oblong folio 360x700mm recent cloth leather title piece. Vg. A remarkable folio containing 17 large-scale draughtsman�s ink drawings of the Great Western Railway line between Tilehurst and Didcot England covering a 17-mile stretch at the extraordinary scale of 25 inches to the mile. Executed with meticulous precision these plans depict track layouts associated fields parish boundaries stations bridges and buildings as it passes the Thames River. Each sheet bears the stamp �Great Western Railway 25165 Engineers� Office Paddington� dated 1882 and initialled. The sequence begins with Sheet No. 37: �Parish of Tilehurst / Parish of St. Mary�s Reading� and concludes with Sheet No. 53: �Parish of Didcot / Parish of East Hagborne.� Of particular interest are the contemporary red ink annotations consisting of queries or requests for clarification likely in the hand of a senior engineer. These marginalia provide a rare insight into the working methods and exacting standards of the period. It forms an invaluable record of Victorian railway engineering practice. Beyond their technical value the drawings possess a striking aesthetic quality exemplifying the artistry of the 19th-century draughtsman. They offer not only a tangible link to the golden age of steam railway but also a unique object of railwayana. hardcover
18702153) lithogr. oder autograph. Konstruktionsplänen des Iglava-Viaduktes auf 21 (15 doppelblattgr., 1 mehrf. gefalt.) Blättern. [Wien, Selbstverlag der k. k. priv. oesterr. Staats-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, um 1870]. Gr.-Folio (ca. 55 x 40 cm). Auf Falze geklebt u. in Umschlag geheftet. [6 Warenabbildungen]
186035504292Saint-Petersbourg, Bulfa, 1860 ; in-8, broché, couverture imprimée. 167 (1) pp., XXVII tableaux la plupart dépliants et 1 carte hors-texte.Compte-rendu de la société des chemins de fer russes. Dos manquant, rousseurs.
183932459Washington DC: United States Senate 1839. Wraps. Good. Disbound folio wraps. 3 pages of content 4th page blank. This is an amendment to Senate Bill 61 in the House of Representatives in which "Mr. Lincoln submitted the following; which when the bill from the Senate No. 61 "for the benefit of the Alabama Florida and Georgia Railroad Company " shall be taken up for consideration he will move as an AMENDMENT. Abbreviation of the Amendment states:<br /> <br /> Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following be granted to the Alabama Florida and Georgia Railroad Company incorporated by the Legislatures of Alabama and Florida respectively the right of way through portions of the public lands as the said railroad in its course of location pursuant to the charter granted to said company shall pass over: Provided That the portion of the public land occupied by said railroad shall not exceed eighty feet in width." The amendment goes on to describe surveying taking of field notes materials for the construction of the railroad time frame and more. <br /> <br /> Light foxing to the paper. A couple of small edge tears to the paper. Good condition. United States Senate unknown
187823510Chicago Illinois: Not Published 1878. Group includes 3 letters on Canada Southern Railway Lines Chicago letterhead: January 3 from W.H. Hurlburt Gen'l Western Passenger Agent to A. Jackson 2 pages on smaller note-size sheets concerning some lands in which he had an interest - back payments taxes; on Jan. 11th larger paper 1 page the same property is being discussed naming other parties - of Oldrich Blanchard and a Mrs. Long - there was a 'consideration' of $ 10000.00 mentioned at the close; January 22 asking Jackson to communicate as Hurlburt is traveling - he is trying to wind up the legalities of the lands concerned; with a 1873 short note written to Jackson on the letterhead of David Dall Vessel Agent 241 South Water Street Chicago asking for his fees due for freight on a schooner signed by Dall; light wear old fold lines; in very good condition. According to the C.S.R. Line letterhead it was the "Only Route Through Canada Under American Management." At this point in its history the Vanderbilt family exercised control over this rail line. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
1881950No place listed: Forbes Co 1881. Stiff wraps. Near fine. 16mo 5 ½" x 2 ¾"; 26pp; chromolithographed stiff pictorial wrapper steamboat to front and Hotel Pemberton illustration to rear; string binding; 17pp advertisements 4 with illustrations; 2 maps; small chip to fore-edge rear wrapper and one to bird's-eye view map bottom corner; near fine. Held in 7 WorldCat libraries. Timetable for the steamboat and railroad with two maps: center-fold color map of the ferry route and a black & white bird's-eye view of Melville Garden Downer Landing Hingham Massachusetts. Boston newspaper advertisements for furniture tableware clothing beer bicycles builders grocers and more. Forbes Co unknown
18821204Portland Or: George H. Himes 1882. About very good. 328pp. plus photograph frontispiece. Original printed wrappers. Spine ends chipped; some light dust soiling and wear to wraps. Slight fading to frontispiece photo but a clear image. Light even tanning internally; three leaves with small patches of damp staining. A scarce 1882 promotional for potential excursions from Portland Oregon published in conjunction by the Northern Pacific Railroad and the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company. The work is illustrated with a real photograph of the Multnomah Falls east of the city on the Columbia River. The text prints itineraries for ten trips from Portland in the Pacific Northwest to the Cascades the Dalles Seattle Tacoma Olympia Ilwaco and even Alaska almost all via the steamers of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company. The final four leaves of text contain numerous illustrated advertisements for Portland businesses. The frontispiece photograph of the Multnomah Falls is credited in print to Issac Grundy Davidson. "One of the Northwest's premier photographers Davidson published an extensive series of scenic photographs covering many aspects of life and scenes throughout Oregon Washington and Alaska. He operated portrait studios a traveling gallery and contracted with the Northern Pacific Railroad. A keen businessman who produced the finest photographic record of Oregon during the 1870s-80s" - Mautz. An excellent example of the collaboration between a pre-eminent photographer of the Pacific Northwest and the Northern Pacific Railroad as well as an unusual and scarce specimen of a rail and river travel promotional illustrated with a real photographic print. George H. Himes unknown books
188936180Augusta: Georgia Railroad 1889. Paper. Good. Paper with printed letterhead at top and illustrated envelope. Paper is approx. 8" x 5". Folded. Contents written on one side and pertain to inspection of "white oak." Signed at the bottom by the Railroad Mater Mechanic manager John Cook. <br /> <br /> Letter comes with a printed illustrated envelope from the Georgia Railroad. The back side of the envelope is an illustration of the 1888 "Augusta National Exposition." Edge wear to the envelope. Envelope in fair condition. Georgia Railroad unknown
1896234211896. TransportationIndustrial Disasters Atlantic City railroad disaster photo archive likely documenting the July 30 1896 collision west of Atlantic City New Jersey one of the deadliest American railroad accidents of the 1890s. The wreck occurred when a West Jersey Railroad excursion train carrying members of the Improved Order of Red Men fraternal organization from Bridgeton and Salem crossed the Reading Railroad line and was struck by a Philadelphia express crushing loaded passenger coaches and leaving dozens dead and injured. The local Atlantic City photographer's stamp the beach and pier crowd the open rail junction the smashed wooden coachwork and the dense public gathering around the debris all support identification with the Atlantic City disaster rather than a more inland wreck. <br /> <br /> Photo archive of 4 albumen photographs each approx 7.5 x 8 inches mounted on boards measuring approximately 10 x 12 inches Atlantic City New Jersey likely 1896. At the wreck site men in suits caps work clothes and shirt sleeves stand among splintered timbers exposed wheel assemblies broken coach framing twisted metal and scattered railroad debris. A damaged passenger car remains partly upright with its roof torn open and side panels crushed while another wreck scene includes telegraph poles parallel tracks a railroad signal and a wide crowd gathered across the right of way. Workers and onlookers climb over the wreckage stand on overturned components and cluster around the remains of the coaches giving the scenes the character of both recovery work and public witnessing. The fourth view shows the community Atlantic City's shore economy with men women and children gathered along the beach and crowded across a pier many in formal summer dress hats and parasols. Verso stamp reads: "W. Crompton & Co. 132 N. South Carolina Ave. Atlantic City N.J. Duplicates can be furnished at Short Notice."<br /> <br /> By the 1890s Atlantic City had become a major East Coast resort town and railroad access was central to its growth; the same excursion system that filled its beaches also concentrated large numbers of passengers in wooden cars vulnerable to catastrophic collision. The presence of a local commercial photographer's stamp is significant indicating that these disaster scenes circulated as purchasable local views for an audience already accustomed to buying Atlantic City souvenirs. Mounts toned and soiled prints faded with some loss of contrast scattered surface wear and staining to mounts one with slight loss at upper right corner; overall in good condition. The archive preserves the immediate aftermath wreckage and response to a major Atlantic City disaster in the late 19th century. unknown
188315606Troy: New York Central and Hudson River Railroad 1883. 3 bill receipts for this railroad; for stoves evidently from the Schenectady Stove Co. & M.L. Filley; two from 1883 one from 1884; all signed by the Agent Andros; small vignette of a railroad locomotive tender & freight cars; each 4 1/2" x 8" approx. size; light wear darkened; very good condition. Very Good. New York Central and Hudson River Railroad unknown books
1888004825St. Paul: St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway 1888. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 48pp. Printed wraps folding map. Light wear to cover faint ink stamp to cover contents including folding map are in very good condition. Title on cover is "The Great Reservation" which differs from title on title page. The rare folding map shows the railway's routes and connections. There is also a full-page map in the text titled "Free Public Land.in Montana." . <br/> <br/> St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway paperback
188341860Chicago: The J.M.W. Jones Stationery and Printing Co. 1883. 1883. NORTH DAKOTA. 22 ½" x 25 3/4" sheet folded to 42 panels. Outermost panels printed in red and black. Issued to promote the travel to and settlement of the Red River Valley area and lands west of there. "Every Man a Free Holder. How to Secure a Free Home in North Dakota. Sectional Map and Full Particulars Published by the St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Rail-way." The text panels provide much information regarding agricultural production in the region. Wheat production stock raising soil and climate and other agricultural products are described along with information on Devil's Lake the Mouse River Valley the Turtle Mountain region Stump Lake etc. On verso the small map shows "The St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway System and its Important Connections." The large map illustrates in detail the northwestern part of Minnesota from Breakenridge northward and east to include Barnesville Ada Crookston etc. and Dakota north from Wahpeton north and west to Ft. Stevenson on the Missouri River northward and includes southern Manitoba to Winnipeg. Also on this side is an extensive section of text describing "Government Lands and How to Get Them" with emphasis on pre-emptions homesteads and tree claims. Another large section entitled "Facts From a Farmer in North Dakota on the Line of the St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba R'y." In this section Mr. James Twamley a Grand Fork area farmer and wholesale grocer describes local agricultural production and recommends specific varieties of wheat oats corn squash beets cabbages carrots beans onions tomatoes asparagus cucumbers berries currants plums grapes potatoes and fodder corn. 1" closed tear to bottom edge of one panel splits at one fold and to top edge have been professionally repaired. An interesting and attractive promotional. A very scarce work. The J.M.W. Jones Stationery and Printing Co., 1883. unknown
185976593Washington DC.: Beverley Tucker Printer. Very Good. 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library with the usual markings. This volume is hard-bound in blind-stamped brown cloth with faded gilt stamping to the spine. The binding has been repaired / reinforced at some point with some type of lacquer covering the spine and so the volume is sound and tight. There is edge-wear and rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. There is some wear/chipping to the joints. Some modest light foxing but overall the work is bright and fresh. This work is complete with plates of reptiles fishes frogs birds snakes and mammals and 28 beautifully hand colored engravings of birds. . Beverley Tucker, Printer hardcover books
186776723Washington D. C.: Publisher Not Stated. Good. 1867. Hardcover. This item has been removed from a larger binding with some wear/remnants to the spine. There is some toning to the page edges with a damp-stain to the lower right corner of the first few pages. . (Publisher Not Stated) hardcover books
1898311876Connecticut: Lockwood & Brainard Company 1898. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good in boards. Front hinge cracked. Soiling throughout rear panel and spine crown. Foxing on panels and spine. Tearing on edges of inserted map. Lockwood & Brainard Company hardcover
187056071Lot de 14 courriers dont 11 adressés à David Dietz, chef d'atelier à la Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de l'Est aux débuts de la Guerre franco-allemande de 1870, du 20 juillet 1870 au 5 août 1870 (en général 1 ou 2 pages par lettres) : I : Lettre signés de l'Ingénieur en Chef de la Compagnie Vuillemin, du 20 juillet 1870, précisant le rôle de leurs services et l'organisation des Corps Francs des Chemins de fer. M. Dietz est nommé dans ce cadre chef du matériel roulant, 2 pp. ; II : Lettre de nomination à ce poste signée du Directeur de la Compagnie M. Sauvage, 1 p. ; III : Lettre signés de l'Ingénieur en Chef de la Compagnie Vuillemin, du 30 juillet 1870 ; IV : Copie manuscrite de la décision de nomination d'un second, M. Doré ; IV : Lettre signés de l'Ingénieur en Chef de la Compagnie Vuillemin, du 30 juillet 1870 à M. Dietz, précisant les "divers travaux ou fournitures qu'exigent les transports militaires" qui sont de deux sortes, "les uns qui restent à la charge de la Compagnie, tels que confections de strapontins... les autres directement demandés par l'autorité militaire et restant à la charge de l'Etat" ; V : Lettre signés de l'Ingénieur en Chef de la Compagnie Vuillemin, du 2 août 1870 à M. Dietz, approuvant notamment les hamacs installés par Dietz [ pour le confort des blessés ] ; VI : Copie conforme signée par Vuillemin d'une réquisition de l'Armée du Rhin ; VII : Lettre du service central de l'Ingénieur en Chef à M. Dietz, datée du 3 août 1870, évoquant la livraison de bidons, d'urinoirs et de deux modèles de hamacs ; VIII : Lettre à en-tête de l'Exploitation de la Compagnie, datée du 4 août 1870 "J'ai immédiatement adressé à Messieurs les médecins de la Cie de l'Est une circulaire pour les inviter à prêter leur concours tant pour le transport que pour la visite des blessés de l'armée" ; IX : Lettre du service central de l'Ingénieur en Chef à M. Dietz, datée du 4 août 1870, relative à l'envoi d'un troisième modèle de hamac, de 30000 pitons, etc. ; X : Lettre du service central de l'Ingénieur en Chef à M. Dietz, datée du 5 août 1870 ; XI : Lettre du service central de l'Ingénieur en Chef signé de Vuillemin à M. Dietz, datée du 5 août 1870 : "J'ai remarqué que pour les transports des blessés militaires, sur vos hamacs dans les wagons N ou autres, il faut un temps assez long pour amener les blessés aux wagons et pour les placer sur les hamacs. En supposant que les gares dans lesquelles doit s'effectuer l'embarquement soient pourvues de hamacs avec les cordes et leurs pitons, nos hommes seraient en mesure de tout disposer dans le premier wagon venu, pour peu qu'ils soient prévenus quelques heures d'avance. Il ne serait donc pas nécessaire de garnir tous nos wagons de pitons, mais il faudrait toujours avoir aux gares d'embarquement des pitons que nos ouvriers placeraient dans les wagons..." ; XII : on joint 3 autres pièces
1900339062 vol. in-8 br., Imprimerie Moderne (Association Ouvrière), Agen, 1900 et 1905, 111 pp. et 85 pp. Le premier volume détaille les 6 offres déposées, le second évoque notamment plus en détail le résultat de enquêtes ouvertes sur les lignes suivantes : de Villeneuve à Villeréal, de Boulède à Libos, d'Agen à Beauville, de Lamontjoie à Moncrabeau, et le prolongement de la ligne d'Agen à Beauville jusqu'à Montaigu. Titre complet : Conseil Général du Département de Lot-et-Garonne. Tramways Départementaux. 2me Session ordinaire de 1900. Rapport de M. Adolphe Bonnet, Préfet. Rapport de M. l'Ingénieur en Chef [ On joint : ] Conseil Général du Département de Lot-et-Garonne. Tramways Départementaux. Session extraordinaire du 20 juillet 1905. Résultat des Enquêtes supplémentaires (Décret du 18 mai 1881) et Procès-Verbaux des Délibérations.
188432382Chicago: compliments of Passenger Department of the Burlington Route Rand McNally printers and engravers 1884. First edition 8vo pp. 30 2; 8 wood-engraved plates on bronze paper original pictorial bronze wrappers edges a little worn chips out at the top and the bottom of the spine but in all a very good copy. compliments of Passenger Department of the Burlington Route, Rand McNally printers and engravers unknown
