[Illustrated cover and back page advertisement from Appleton's railway and steam navigation guide] – Historic Reproduction
![[Illustrated cover and back page advertisement from Appleton's railway and steam navigation guide], New York : D. Appleton & Co., 1859 Aug. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2b/2b645f5c3deb-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures [Illustrated cover and back page advertisement from Appleton's railway and steam navigation guide] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Illustrated cover and back page advertisement from Appleton's railway and steam navigation guide]
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Rather than a locomotive or depot, this print is the cover and back page of an August 1859 issue of Appleton's railway and steam navigation guide, published in New York by D. Appleton & Co. Its pairing of a threshing scene with railroads and real estate development reflects how rail companies of the late 1850s promoted farmland along their lines to settlers. Such guides listed timetables for a fast-growing network of trains and steamboats, and their covers used rural imagery to suggest prosperity, so the piece is worth reading as much for its sales pitch as for its travel information.
| Created / published | New York : D. Appleton & Co., 1859 Aug. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1850-1860.Periodical illustrations 1850-1860.Prints 1850-1860. |
| Subjects | Threshing--United States--1850-1860. Railroads--United States--1850-1860. Real estate development--United States--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 965 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-166333 |
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