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2010.4.20 Obverse

2010.4.20 Obverse

Name/Title

Newspaper

Entry/Object ID

2010.4.20

Tags

Books and Documents

Scope and Content

Newspaper page from "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper". Date for newspaper page possibly October 2, 1875. Pages 59-60. On page 59, features 4 columns, with one article called "Perry's Old Flagship, Raising of the 'Lawrence' from Lake Erie". On page 60, has article called "Fast Mail Trains" and six engravings: Letter and Newspaper Compartments, Newspaper Distributing Compartment, Chief Clerk's Office, Emptying the Boxes into the Mail-Bags and Trucking them into the Tender, Interior of the Tender, The Limited Mail-Train of the Pennsylvannia Railroad Company, "Made Up".

Dimensions

Height

40.9 cm

Width

28.3 cm

Dimension Notes

V: 40.9 cm, H: 28.3 cm

Update Date

October 19, 2020