Broadside, "Philadelphia and Baltimore Regular Land Stages," 1788
THF204127 / Broadside, "Philadelphia and Baltimore Regular Land Stages," 1788 / detail
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Artifact Overview
This small advertising broadside from 1788 gives the schedule of trips and rates of fare for a stage-coach line that ran between the "Indian Queen" Tavern in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Captain Philip's in Baltimore, Maryland.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Broadside (Notice)
Date Made
1788
Subject Date
26 July 1788
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.1504
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.625 in
Width: 4.813 in
Inscriptions
Description beneath: Advertising hand-bill of the stage coach line that ran between the "Indian Queen" Tavern, in Philadelphia, and Captain Philip's, in Baltimore, in 1788./ Giving schedule of trips and rates of fare.
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