Name/Title
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Reclining Chair Car Poster with Timetables, 1879Entry/Object ID
AM2016.2.47Scope and Content
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Reclining Chair Car Poster with Timetables, 1879. Color poster of railroad car with side cut-out showing both male & female passengers in reclining seats. Folds lengthwise. On back side, poster illustration of engine, mail/baggage, and passenger cars traversing an arched trestle. "New Electric Light" beaming from front. "Always on Time"
A = Color map of "Old Reliable Hannibal and St. Joseph Short Line" "The Only Line Running Through Sleeping Cars and Day Coaches from Chicago & Toledo to Kansas City, Atchison & St. Joseph, Without Change." Shows rail line(s) from Ohio to Colorado.
Condensed Timetables, effective February, 1879, and advertisements.
Also:
B = Catalogue 67
American Maps and Prints, 18th to 20th Centuries, including Wall Maps. Pocket Maps, Sea Charrs and More. High Ridge Books, Inc. 120 North Street, South Deerfiled, MA 01373.
This map is listed on page 15, as Item #143. Sale price: $1750, purchased by donor specifically for Museum. Conserved by Missouri Historical Society in 2017Collection
Marshall & Melanie WhiteLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PosterNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
RailroadsSearch Terms
Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadMaintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Feb 8, 2016Notes
November, 2017 Conservation completed by Missouri Historical Society, Columbia, Missouri
