Northern Pacific Railroad Line: Only First-class Route to the Big Horn Mountains, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone and Upper Missouri Rivers and All Points in Northern Minnesota Dakota and Montana.

Northern Pacific Railroad Line

Published by Northern Pacific Railroad, 1880

The Northern Pacific Railroad line. Only first-class route to the Big Horn Mountains, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone and Upper Missouri Rivers and all points in Northern Minnesota Dakota and Montana. Chicago: J.M.W. Jones, c.1880. Chromolithographed poster, 20.5 x 13.5 inches. Top edge trimmed, loss at upper left corner, some light toning at margins, tiny tear at bottom edge, backed with thin tissue. Professionally corner mounted to mat board; easily removed. See scans. Good Condition. A striking early railroad broadside printed in rainbow tones, advertising routes through the newly booming western territories of Minnesota, Dakota, and Montana. Offering direct rail from St. Paul or Duluth to Brainerd, Detroit, Fargo, Bismarck and other points West, with connection "during the navigable season [by] daily steamers" from Bismarck to various points on the Yellowstone and Upper Missouri Rivers as well as Bozeman, Helena, and the Big Horn Mountains. Also advertising a "daily line of first-class four-horse concord coaches" from Bismarck to several Yellowstone and Dakota localities. Chartered in 1864 with a federal grant of 40 million acres of land, the Northern Pacific played a crucial role in the opening of the Northwest, transporting building supplies, farm products, consumer goods, and settlers into the territories. A rare and colorful poster of railroadiana and National Parks. Seller Inventory # 1399

Bibliographic Details

Title: Northern Pacific Railroad Line: Only ...
Publisher: Northern Pacific Railroad
Publication Date: 1880