VTG C.B.&Q. RAILROAD MULHOLLAND BROS SILVER PLATE TRAY

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NOTE: ONLY A 3 DAY AUCTION. HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A NICE VINTAGE C.B.&Q. (Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company) RAILROAD CO. MULHOLLAND BROS INC. SILVER PLATE TRAY. HEAVY PLATED STERLING ON COPPER (IN THINK) AND WEIGHS ABOUT ONE POUND BEFORE PACKING. MEASURES 11 5/16" LONG X 4 7/8" WIDE X 3/4" TALL. CLEARLY MARKED ON THE BOTTOM: MULHOLLAND BROS. INC. C.B.& Q. R.R. CO. O18. UNSURE OF DATES THAT THIS WAS IN USE, BUT IS GURANTEED TO BE OLD VINTAGE SILVERPLATE. YOU'LL LOVE IT. HERE'S MORE INFO ON THE RAILROAD COMPANY: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad CompanyFormed in 1855 by Boston capitalist John Murray Forbes, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy (CB&Q) by 1900, employed 35,640 people and included 7,545 miles of track mainly in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Wyoming, Montana, and the Dakotas. In addition to its railroad operations, this mammoth "Burlington System" was responsible for encouraging emigration and town development, and for stimulating local economies along its routes. It also promoted tourism to Yellowstone, the Black Hills, Glacier, and other scenic sites within reach of its tracks and beginning in 1934 introduced its revolutionary and enormously popular stainless steel Zephyr passenger trains.The CB&Q archives at the Newberry (ca. 5,000 cubic feet) mainly document the nineteenth century operations of the Burlington and its component roads. Beyond their significance for the study of nineteenth century railroad history and labor history, the archives are a relatively unexplored and valuable resource for those interested in topics related to the social and economic development of the region served by the CB&Q. There is also significant twentieth century material, including the correspondence of CB&Q president Ralph Budd, and numerous photographs and pamphlets dealing with the Zephyrs and the promotion of tourism.The following are among the topics covered: • Daily railroad operations • Railroad employees, including middle management • Labor relations and strikes (1877, 1888, 1894) • Promotion of emigration • Land grants and land sales • Community development • Relations with local communities • Impact on and investment in local economies • Tourism • Train equipment (most notably Zephyrs) • AdvertisingFinding aids: • Records deposited at the Newberry in 1943, dating primarily from 1851 to 1887, are described Guide to the Burlington Archives in the Newberry Library, 1851-1901 compiled by Elisabeth Coleman Jackson and Carolyn Curtis (Chicago: Newberry Library, 1949). • Additional records deposited in 1953, dating primarily from 1887 to 1901, are described in Supplement of the Guide to the Burlington Archives in the Newberry Library, 1851-1901 compiled by Herbert Warner (Chicago: Newberry Library, 1953). • Selected inventories for post-1953 deposits are available in the Library. They currently include box lists for Passenger Train Advertising Files and for Miscellaneous Files (topical files arranged in categories such as tourism, excursions, route brochures, timetables, service, maps, land and colonization)A selection of unique black and white photographs focusing on Illinois scenes, the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad, and its workers is available online at http://collections./index.php.CHECK OUT MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK BEST SELLER RATING ON EBAY, SO YOU CAN ! PAYMENT DUE WIN 3 DAYS OF THE END TIME OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU CAN MEET THESE TERMS. OR, PRIOR TO BIDDING, YOU CONTACT ME AND I AGREE TO GIVE YOU MORE TIME TO PAY. THANK YOU! PAYPAL PREFERRED BUT PLEASE, NO PAYPAL eCHECKS! DON'T HESITATE TO EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, I ANSWER QUICKLY. ....IF YOU LOVE CATS, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY EBAY STORE FEATURING MY ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND PRINTS DEPICTING OUR DOMESTIC FELINE FRIENDS IN HIGHLY REALISTIC WATERCOLORS TO WHIMSICAL DRAWINGS AND VERY BRIGHT CO... read more

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