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Poster: large poster featuring an image of Uncle Sam welcoming Americans to the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition, surrounded by advertisements for railroads, including CB&Q, and other businesses., ca. 1893

 File — item: [Uncle Sam poster]
Identifier: CB&Q A-6-1

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

Printed and manuscript maps produced by the CB&Q and its affiliated lines. There are many route maps printed along with timetables in brochure format and provided to the public for their information. These maps also usually include illustrations and sometimes advertisements. Map printer, if known, is indicated in the map description.

Note: See also Newberry's online catalog and cartographic catalog for more maps relating to the CB&Q and affiliated railroads. [There are also uncataloged railroad maps in the collection; see map curator for more details.] Miscellaneous maps of sections of Iowa, plus a large poster-advertisement which formerly were assigned the subseries +756.9, have been moved here.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1893

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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