Description: Our standard (gauge) adopted all over the unionby Thomas Nast - Harper's Weekly, June 1, 1886ORIGINAL FULL PAGE PRINT FROM ISSUE OF HARPER'S WEEKLY. Summary: An illustration from Harper's Weekly magazine illustrating the adoption of a standard four feet nine inches gauge for tracks by all Southern railroads. The print was published on p. 364 of volume XXX, no. 1537, June 5, 1886. Below the illustration is a short article on the change over from broad to standard gauge on June 1, 1886. In the illustration is a banner, The last spike of our commercial union, south, north. The god Mercury is seen sitting on the front of locomotive between two gentleman holding a United States flag with "four feet nine inches" printed in the flag's edgePage size approx 16x10 inches.
Price: 29 USD
Location: New York, New York
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Artist: Thomas Nast
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Material: Paper
Item Length: 0
Region of Origin: New York, USA
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Framing: Unframed
Print Surface: Paper
Subject: US Southern railroads, 19th century
Type: Print
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Year of Production: 1886
Production Technique: Engraving
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
