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- Advertisement for Stage Wagon and Boat Transportation Between Philadelphia and New York City, circa 1840 - Originally printed March 8, 1759, in the <em>Weekly Mercury</em>, this advertisement features a wood engraving of John Butler's stage wagon. This stage line ran between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City.
- March 08, 1759
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Advertisement for Stage Wagon and Boat Transportation Between Philadelphia and New York City, circa 1840
Originally printed March 8, 1759, in the Weekly Mercury, this advertisement features a wood engraving of John Butler's stage wagon. This stage line ran between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City.
- Newspaper Advertisement for Passenger Travel on the New York and Albany Mail Stage, 1804 - This newspaper clipping from the <em>New York Evening Post</em>, dated October 29, 1804, advertises a number of stage coach lines operating between eastern cities. Two of the lines advertised travel from New York City to Albany, while another company has lines that run from New York City to Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and "the Federal City" -- now known as Washington, D.C.
- October 29, 1804
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Newspaper Advertisement for Passenger Travel on the New York and Albany Mail Stage, 1804
This newspaper clipping from the New York Evening Post, dated October 29, 1804, advertises a number of stage coach lines operating between eastern cities. Two of the lines advertised travel from New York City to Albany, while another company has lines that run from New York City to Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and "the Federal City" -- now known as Washington, D.C.
- Advertisement for a Stagecoach Line Running from Boston, Massachusetts to Providence, Rhode Island, 1825 - Before canals and railroads, stagecoach lines transported goods and people from town to town. Published in the <em>Manufacturers and Farmers Journal and Providence and Pawtucket Advertiser</em> on July 7, 1825, this clipping advertised a company of stage coaches between Boston, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island. The schedules were provided, along with this line's "advantages superior" to other lines on this route.
- July 07, 1825
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Advertisement for a Stagecoach Line Running from Boston, Massachusetts to Providence, Rhode Island, 1825
Before canals and railroads, stagecoach lines transported goods and people from town to town. Published in the Manufacturers and Farmers Journal and Providence and Pawtucket Advertiser on July 7, 1825, this clipping advertised a company of stage coaches between Boston, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island. The schedules were provided, along with this line's "advantages superior" to other lines on this route.
- Advertisement for the Worcester & Millbury Stage Line, Massachusetts, 1835 - Stagecoach lines in the mid-1800s helped link outlying communities to cities and towns with railroad stops. The Worcester & Millbury Stage Line provided inhabitants of Millbury, Massachusetts, with regular access to the Boston and Worcester Railroad. Passengers could also use this service to connect with different stage lines that ran between other New England towns.
- September 03, 1829
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Advertisement for the Worcester & Millbury Stage Line, Massachusetts, 1835
Stagecoach lines in the mid-1800s helped link outlying communities to cities and towns with railroad stops. The Worcester & Millbury Stage Line provided inhabitants of Millbury, Massachusetts, with regular access to the Boston and Worcester Railroad. Passengers could also use this service to connect with different stage lines that ran between other New England towns.
- Mail Cotractor P. Roberts Independence Missouri, good for ten cents Recivable for Stage (Coach) Fare & other Dues - The Santa Fe Trail, an 800-mile commercial trade route between Missouri and Santa Fe since 1821, experienced its height of overland traffic after New Mexico became part of the United States in 1848. Stagecoach operators competed fiercely for passenger traffic and federal mail contracts, including Preston Roberts, who operated a weekly mail and passenger line during the early 1860s.
- 1861-1865
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Mail Cotractor P. Roberts Independence Missouri, good for ten cents Recivable for Stage (Coach) Fare & other Dues
The Santa Fe Trail, an 800-mile commercial trade route between Missouri and Santa Fe since 1821, experienced its height of overland traffic after New Mexico became part of the United States in 1848. Stagecoach operators competed fiercely for passenger traffic and federal mail contracts, including Preston Roberts, who operated a weekly mail and passenger line during the early 1860s.
- Concord Coach Hitched to Four Horses in Front of Post Office, circa 1885 - This hack passenger wagon, with its smaller, square body and open sides, was a less expensive type of public coach. Used for short distance travel in rural areas, these vehicles carried passengers between towns and villages. Quite appropriately, this driver has posed his vehicle in front of a post office -- stage lines also transported the U.S. mail along their routes.
- circa 1885
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Concord Coach Hitched to Four Horses in Front of Post Office, circa 1885
This hack passenger wagon, with its smaller, square body and open sides, was a less expensive type of public coach. Used for short distance travel in rural areas, these vehicles carried passengers between towns and villages. Quite appropriately, this driver has posed his vehicle in front of a post office -- stage lines also transported the U.S. mail along their routes.
- Broadside, "Philadelphia and Baltimore Regular Land Stages," 1788 - 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.
- July 26, 1788
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Broadside, "Philadelphia and Baltimore Regular Land Stages," 1788
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.
- Advertisement, "Steam-Boat 'Fanny' and Mail Line," 1826 - Before railroads, stagecoach lines and steamboats transported goods and people from town to town. Published in the <em>Massachusetts Spy and Worcester Advertiser</em> October 25, 1826, this clipping advertises a combination stagecoach and steamboat line which operated between Worcester, Massachusetts, and New York City. The line ran twice weekly, making stops along the way in Brooklyn, Norwich, and other towns.
- October 25, 1826
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Advertisement, "Steam-Boat 'Fanny' and Mail Line," 1826
Before railroads, stagecoach lines and steamboats transported goods and people from town to town. Published in the Massachusetts Spy and Worcester Advertiser October 25, 1826, this clipping advertises a combination stagecoach and steamboat line which operated between Worcester, Massachusetts, and New York City. The line ran twice weekly, making stops along the way in Brooklyn, Norwich, and other towns.
- Broadside, "The Philadelphia, Charleston, and Baltimore New Line of Stages," 1788 - Originally printed in 1788, this advertisement features a detailed description of the stage line operated by Gershom Johnson and Michael Dennison. This stage line ran between Philadelphia, Charlestown, and Baltimore.
- 1788
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Broadside, "The Philadelphia, Charleston, and Baltimore New Line of Stages," 1788
Originally printed in 1788, this advertisement features a detailed description of the stage line operated by Gershom Johnson and Michael Dennison. This stage line ran between Philadelphia, Charlestown, and Baltimore.
- Stagecoach Odometer, 1879 - This stagecoach odometer, built by San Francisco inventor John Roach in 1879, counted wheel revolutions to register the distance a coach traveled. Stagecoach lines used the information to calculate speed and how much to pay operators. The odometer was secured on the wheel hub and protected by a leather cover.
- 1879
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Stagecoach Odometer, 1879
This stagecoach odometer, built by San Francisco inventor John Roach in 1879, counted wheel revolutions to register the distance a coach traveled. Stagecoach lines used the information to calculate speed and how much to pay operators. The odometer was secured on the wheel hub and protected by a leather cover.