Nov 10, 2022 - Sale 2621

Sale 2621 - Lot 102

Price Realized: $ 2,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

DESIGNER UNKNOWN

C.B. & Q. BURLINGTON ROUTE / FINEST EQUIPPED RAILROAD IN THE WORLD. Circa 1883.

21 1/4x13 1/4 inches, 54x33 3/4 cm. American Banknote Co., New York.
Condition B-: losses in margins and central image and text; tears at edges; staining and darkening throughout. Paper. Matted.

An early, rare broadside for the Burlington Route featuring an inset image of a rail bridge. Although a train is present on the bridge it is curious to note that the image features more river transportation than railroad. The view is possibly that of Burlington's first bridge across the Mississippi River at Galesburg, IL.
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From the collection of Victor Ryerson.