Chicago and Northwestern Railway Advertising Broadside, 1868
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Artifact Overview
President Lincoln designated Council Bluffs, Iowa, as the official eastern terminus of the First Transcontinental Railroad. (Though the Missouri River wasn't bridged until 1872, making Omaha, Nebraska, the effective terminus until then.) The transcontinental route connected with the rest of the eastern U.S. railroad network via the Chicago & North Western Railway, completed to Council Bluffs from Chicago in 1867.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Broadside (Notice)
Date Made
1868
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.1296
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Dimensions
Height: 7.313 in
Width: 4.75 in
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