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Stock# 72843
Description
Embellished With A Stereotypical Image of Chinese Laborers
Interesting map illustrating the recently completed transcontinental railroad, with routes stretching from Chicago to San Francisco, as well as a southern line to Los Angeles via Albuquerque.
On the verso, the title panel includes two Chinese men with long braids tied together, carrying the title in Chinese characters looped into their hair.
Title at top: Map of the Great Connecting Link of Pacific Railways between Chicago and San Francisco
Title at bottom: Map of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad, Omaha and Kansas Lines
Side panels: Old Reliable Route between Chicago, Leavenworth, and Omaha; [and] elegant palace cars on all trains.
