Harper's Weekly 1869 Railroads Meet Union Pacific & Cen

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Four illustrated pages from Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie's Illustrated News about railroad building in the 1860s and early 1870s in the west........ Pages only. Not complete issues. ......... The pages are 11 inches by 15 1/2 inches. ... The scanner plate is smaller than the pages so only major portions are shown..... The pages are in good condition...The pages have compete margins on all sides... The pages are original, authentic and vintage.......................................Page 356 Harper's Weekly June 5, 1869. Top half of the page is a woodcut of the "Completion of the Pacific Railroad - meeting of locomotives of the Union and Central Pacific Lines. The engineers shake hands."...................................... Page 59 Jan 21, 1871. Top two thirds of the page is a "map showing the route of the Northern Pacific Railroad."............................................... Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Page 149 November 23, 1867...... One inch tear in the left margin....Half page "Map of the Union Pacific Railway and stations from Omaha, Nebraska to San Francisco, California. Also , small "Map of the states and territories beyond the Mississippi River and their connections with the Union Pacific Railway.".............................................................. Harper's Weekly. Page 372 June 15, 1867. The western read more