Hoosac Tunnel for the West – Antique Wall Art
![Hoosac Tunnel for the West, [188/9-?] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/62/625aa6cf7271-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.)
Description
This vintage poster of Hoosac Tunnel for the West brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Hoosac Tunnel for the West
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Few American rail projects took as long to finish as the Hoosac Tunnel, the bore through Hoosac Mountain in northwestern Massachusetts that this poster promotes. Work began in the early 1850s and was slowed by flooding, rock collapses, and financial trouble before the tunnel opened in 1875, giving trains a more direct route across the Berkshires toward western rail connections. The poster is signed only "W.D.," and its date is an approximate estimate from an old caption card, so its exact printing history remains uncertain.
| Created / published | [188/9-?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 56 x 35 cm. |
| Notes | Signed: W.D. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,000 × 4,545 px · prints to 10 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-172678 |
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