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"The Silver Jubilee" Britian's First Streamline Train. Newcastle, Darlington, King's Cross. Weekdays from Monday 30th September, 1935.
London & North Eastern Railway. London, England. 1935. [16] pages; map, diagram, tables; illustrated cover in color (4 1/2 x 6 inch) stapled. Inside are seating plan for the train, timetable, map of route and rates according to class, along with a description and the engine and train. Englands art-deco modern stainless steel passenger train. The train was 400 feet long and seated 198 passengers.Small tears along the spine and some wear to the cover. Condition: Very Good. Train Timetable, 'Silver Jubilee', English Trains. DK-77 (Book ID 11586) $15.00
101 Economies for the Motorist; With a Special Tractor Section of Interest to the Farmer
Tide Water Oil Sales Corporation. 1924. New York.. Illustrated wrappers. Illustrations. Small piece missing from bottom of spine. First two pages and last six pages have pulled away from staples. From the Introduction: "'101 Economies' tells you the little jobs you can do yourself to make your car r un better and ride easier. It deals for the most part with the 'trifles that make perfection' rather than with the more serious troubles which sometimes develop -- and which should be left to the care of a competent garageman or an expert mechanic". Contents include: Carbon (blowing out); Differential; Motor Cleaning; Radiator Cleaning; Shock Absorbers; Transmission; Window Curtains; etc. AUTOMOBILE REPAIR. MECHANICS. VEHICLE SERVICING. Sports and Hobbies (Book ID 2905) $17.50
1929 Year Book Issued By the Port of Seattle, a Municipal Corporation; with Which is Combined Port Warden's Annual 1928 Report, City of Seattle Harbor Department. Statistic and Data, Year 1928,
Port of Seattle Commission. Seattle, Washington. 1929. First Edition. Cover title - 'Port of Seattle, Year Book 1929'. 103 pages; illustrations, tables, maps; paper wrapper (7 3/4 x 10 1/2 inch) color illustrated. Wonderful series of bird's eye full page photos of the port facilities and downtown Seattle (40 pages) combined with the port authority report for 1928. Seattle is the closet American port to the Orient and one of the three great harbors on the west coast of North America. Excellent statisical breakdown and cross section of the Seattle economy before the Great Depression. Evidence of a small fold to the cover on the bottom, else fine. Condition: Fine. Seattle, Washington, Seaport. DK-85 (Book ID 11797) $37.50
A Biographical Sketch of Andrew Smith Hallidie.
James T. White & Company.. New York, New York. 1897. "Reprinted from The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography." [4] pages; portrait; paper wrapper (5 3/8 x 6 3/4 inch) with title on the cover. Upper right coner has a missing piece (2 x 1 1/2 inch triangle). Hallidie was an inventor and engineer for bridges and inventor of the cable car design in San Francisco. He was also involved in the Mechanics' Institute of San Francisco (President from 1868-78). Very good clean copy. Condition: Very Good. San Francisco, Cable Cars, mechanics' Insitute. DK-89 (Book ID 11894) $15.00
An Album of Motor Cars (cover title)
John Player & Sons. Original wrappers, somewhat soiled. Containing 50 cards of classic cars, complete. Internally fine. No date, but appears to be late 1930's. 19 pages. Condition: Very Good. Tobacco. Cards. Automobiles. (Book ID 6947) $47.50
An Ordinance Granting to the Western Pacific Railway Company, a Corporation, Its Successors in Interest and Ssigns, the Right, Privilege, Permission and Franchise for the Term of Fiftly Years, to Construct, Lay Down, Maintain and Operate, in the (cont) ..
Board of Trustees of the City of Sacramento. Sacramento, California. 1907. title cont. ... "City of Sacramento, a Railroad of Standard Gauge, Operated by Steam or Other Lawful Motive Power, along and over a certain Route and across an over certain streets, alleys and public places." [4] pages. The Ordinance that granted Western Pacific Railway a right of way through Sacramento to create a railyard in the then southern part of Sacramento. Evidence of folding and small tears along the edges. Condition: Good. Right-Of-Way to Railroads Granted By Governments. DK-29 (Book ID 10377) $25.00
Annual Report of Great Northern Railway Company to the Interstate Commerce Commission for the Year Ended December 31, 1925
Privately Published. 1925. St. Paul, Minnesota.. Cloth backed boards. Report lists names of Directors and Officers; Voting Powers and Elections; Guarantees and Suretyships; figures showing Comparative General Balance Sheet, Asset Side and Liability Side; Investment in Road and Equipment; lists of Miscellaneous Physical Property; Equipment Obligations; Income, Expense and Profit and Loss sheets; Employees, Service, and Compensation; Consumption of Fuel by Locomotives; etc. RAILROADS. LOCOMOTIVES. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. EXPLORATIONS. West (Book ID 2694) $50.00
Anti-Skid Tires, Steel Studded.
Continental Caoutchouc Co.. New York City. 1906. Cardstock (3 3/4 x 6 3/4 inch) advertisement card with prices on the backside. Early tire ad listing prices for complete sets, covers, & tubes. Condition: Fine. Tires, Automobile Parts. DK-34 (Book ID 10499) $15.00
As to Refunding the Central Pacific Debt (cover title)
None. None. Wrappers. 1875 - 1878. 10-page pamphlet. The leading paragraph notes: "In corroboration of the statements in the California memorial against refunding the Central Pacific debt, reference is made to the following extracts from Mr. Huntington's letters to Colton during the three years between May, 1875, and January 1878. The number, date and page of the printed transcript on appeal are prefixed to each". Section headings: "I. Competing Transportation Lines the Policy of Congress. The Contrary Mr. Huntington's Policy -- Which Shall Prevail?" "II. As to the Fraudulent Building of the Southern Pacific Road with the Means and Credit of the Central". "III. Mr. Huntington's Ideas as to the Proper Mode of Influencing the Opinion of Gentlemen in Public Life, Officers of the Army, Members of Congress, Executive Officers, etc". Railroads. Railroad Lines. Government. Legislation. Congress. Politicians. (Book ID 4087) $15.00
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad System Time Tables
1926. Folded wrappers. 8 1/4 by 4 inches, unfold to make two 8 by 8 3/4 pages on each page. Some chipping on outside of wrappers, not affecting the printed areas. 84 pages of tables, maps, general information and advertising. Condition: Very Good. Time Tables. Railroads (Book ID 7571) $25.00
Big Trees - Yosemite. Mariposa Grove, Sequoia National Park, General Grant National Park, and the High Sierra.
Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. circa.1926. Brochure (8 x 9 inch) [16] pages; illustrations, maps; illustrated paper wrapper. Folded verticaly in half. Views of the various attractions and accomidations of the High Sierras with text. Issued by the Santa Fe Railway for tourists. Some wear along the fold lines and light soiling at the bottom. Condition: Very Good. Yosemite National Park, Big Trees, High Sierra. Promotional Material. DK-49 (Book ID 10948) $25.00
Boston and Albany Railroad: Collection of Documents and Manuscripts, Circa 1900
Boston. In 1900, the assets of the Boston and Albany Railroad were leased by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. Some Boston and Albany shareholders opposed the lease as offered, stating that it offered too little in comparison to past earnings and might lead to deterioration of the railroad's assets. This collection consists of 15 documents and manuscripts, totaling 70 pages. An inventory of the collection: Printed petition "To the Stockholders of the Boston and Albany Railroad" with the printed names of 58 large stockholders asking that the lease as offered be rejected. 1 page. 8 1/2 x 14 inches. Annotated typewritten list of stockholders holding over 100 shares of the Boston and Albany Railroad. Also lists number of shares held. 17 pages. Legal research. (Author not named). Analysis of court cases regarding the jurisdfiction of states over railroads which were incorporated in another state. 5 holograph pages. Legal research (Author not named). State by state analysis of railroad laws. 10 documents (9 typed, 1 holography). 35 pages. Covers 12 different East Coast and Midwest states. Misc. legal research ((Author not named). 2 documents. 12 pages. Condition: Fine. Railroad Business History. Massachusetts. (Book ID 8490) $175.00
Central California: Pleasure Land for the Tourist. Scenic Features "For the Stranger Within Our Gates". In This Book We Have Endeavored to Picture and Describe Some of the Attractions of Central California for Your Guidance and Pleasure. (cont.) ...
Tourist Association of Central California.. San Francisco, California. (title cont) We cannot hope to convey by print or picture the real charm of this Pleasure Land. One must see it in order to appreciate it. Other books containing more definite information on what to see and how to see it are published by this Association and will be furnished upon request. circa.1915. 4 issues bound together in a flexable cover with full title on the cover. Contains: Bulletin No.6 - Scenic Features; [64] pages with illustrations and brief text. Bulletin No.7 - Train, Trolley and Boat Trips; 48 pages with illustrations. Bulletin No.8 - Tramping Trips; 32 pages with illustrations. Bulletin No.11 - Automobile Tours; 64 pages with illustrations and maps (some folding). Very good clean copy with no internal marks. Wonderful visual slice of central California, its roads and railways, before World War I. So many of the photos are now housing subdivisions and superhighways that one can forget what a rural setting most of California used to be. Issued by the Chamber of Commerces of California. Condition: Very Good. California guides, Tourest Aides. DK-37 (Book ID 10609) $100.00
Denver and Salt Lake "The Moffat Road" Illustrating Its Marvelous Scenery and Unequalled One Day Trips.
Denver & Salt Lake Railroad. Denver, Colorado. 1915. [16] pages; map, illustrations (cover & center in color); stapled wrapper cover (8 x 9 inch) with some tears along the folds. Series of photos and drawings showing the route of the railroad over the continental divide along with a map. Early broucher for daily round trips to Craig, Colorado at a cost of $4.50. Folds up to 4 x 9 inches. Condition: Very Good. American Railroads, Colorado Railroads. DK-23 (Book ID 10146) $25.00
Don't Buy an American or Foreign Automobile at Any Price Until You Have Read the Inside and Back of This Circular.
Manhattan Storage Company. New York, New York. Yellow sheet (8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch) folded to make a brouchere. Advertisement for 260 used cars circa 1906. Listing of Gasoline Cars, Steam Cars, and Electric Cars. Packards, Cadillac, Locomobile, Rambler Surrey, Wagonettes, Columbia Electric, Rambler among others lisited. Clean copy with no marks. Condition: Very Good. Second Hand Automobiles, DK-34 (Book ID 10497) $25.00
Facts About Your New Chrysler. Code C-38.
Chrysler Corporation. Detroit, Michigan. No date, but circa 1947. Small chip missing from lower part of page 2, else a clean copy with "Owner's I.D." card still in the back. Slight fold marks on outside cover. 48 page pamphlet in stiff wraps. Condition: Fine. Automoblile, Transportation, Chrysler. (Book ID 8863) $25.00
Gulf: Pennsylvania Info-Map.
Rand McNally and Company. Chicago, Ill.. Map of Pennslvania (18 x 36 inch) with Eastern Pennsylvania on one side and Western pennsylvania on the Other. One in the series of Gulf's Info-Maps for the eastern states containing product information along with the detailed state map with highways, including the Interstate System. Clean copy in good condition Condition: Very Good. Map, Pennsylvania, Gulf Oil Co. (Book ID 8878) $15.00
Heavy Tires for Heavy Cars: Continental Caoutchouc Co.
New York. One sheet folded to make four 8 by 5 inch pages. Red paper, printed in yellow and black. No date, but done in 1906. Advertising booklet lists dealers, tire specs, etc. Very attractive. Condition: Fine. Automobiles. (Book ID 7056) $20.00
Little Journeys to Outstanding Beauty Spots and Places of Interest Along the Highways and By-ways of the Inland Empire of the Pacific Northwest.
Spokane Chamber of Commerce / Inland Automobile Association.. Spokane, Washington.. circa late 1930s. 15 pages; maps; light green paper wrapper (8 3/4 x 5 7/8 inch) with title on the cover. Selection of day or week trips from Spokane, Washington involving the local highways and historical/beauty sites. Maps with brief comments for each. Condition: Fine. Spokane, Washington, Road Maps. DK-102 (Book ID 12157) $25.00
Manhattan Storage Company: Partial List of Automobiles Now on Sale
New York. No date, but done in 1906. One sheet, folded to make four 8 1/2 by 4 1/4 inch pages. Attractively printed on glossy yellow stock in red and black. List of used cars for sale. 56 gasoline cars, 11 steam and 5 electric. The Manhattan Storage Company billed themselves as: the "largest dealers in the world in slighlyt used and demonstrating automobiles." Condition: Fine. Automobiles. Sales Brochures (Book ID 7064) $25.00
New York Central Railroad Company Invoice/Receipt.
Syracuse, New York. 1869. One page invoice/receipt from the New York Central Railroad Company, dated August 1869, billing D.W. Marshall for transporting 185 tons of coal from Watkins to Syracuse. On the botton of the form E.W. Marshall signs as having made a final payment on the invoice. Witnessed by J.D. Crandall. On the back of the form W. E. Lapham, Ass't Supt., certifies as to the amount recieved. Fine clean copy. Condition: Fine. New York Central, Railroads, D.W. Marshall. DK-80 (Book ID 11679) $15.00
New York Central Railroad Company Invoice/Receipt.
Baldwinville, New York. 1865. One page invoice/receipt from the New York Central Railroad Company, dated October 1865 (6 3/4 x 8 1/4 inch). The New York Central bills H.P. Morris & Co. for transporting 55 2/12 dozen pick handles. At the bottom of the form the H.D. Morris Co. signs as having made the payment, witnessed by P.H. Sharp. On the back of the form W.E. Lupham, Ass't Supt., certifies as to the amount that has been received. J.D. Crandall certifies as to the correctness of the shipment. Fine clean copy. Condition: Fine. New York Central Railroad, H.P. Morris & Co., Railroads. DK-80 (Book ID 11678) $15.00
Notebook - Chicago and North Western Line.
1915. [48] pages; ads for trains to the west coast, calendar for 1915-16, station agents of the railway; blank pages for notes; stiff wrapper with C & NW logo and ads. Inside are a dozen cake recipes hand written in pencil. Condition: Good. Railroad Notebooks. DK-35 (Book ID 10531) $15.00
Offical Highway Map, State of Oregon Showing Paved and Unpaved Roads.
AAA - Oreogn State Motor Assoication.. Portland, Oregon. 1924. 17 1/2 X 23 1/2 sheet printed on both sides. Three color map on one side with ads on the other. Condition: Fine. Oregon, Highways, Maps, (Book ID 8837) $20.00
Official Highway Map, State of Oregon, Showing Paved and Unpaved Roads.
Oregon State Motor Ass'n.. Portland, Oregon. Folding map (23 1/2 x 17 1/2 inch) of Oregon roads. Side I: Map of Oregon showing roads in color code, county lines, towns and physical features as a scale of 20 miles to an inch. Side II: Contains ads of Oregon businesses, milage chart within the state, and Offical Stations of the Oregon Motor Ass'n. Solid clean copy. circa.1930s. Condition: Very Good. Highway Maps, Oregon Roads. DK-31 (Book ID 10424) $20.00
Oregon's Famous Columbia River Highway. A Descriptive View Book in Colors, Reproducting from Actual Photographs the Most Prominent Views of America's Now Most Famous and Featured Highway.
Lipschuetz and Katz. Portland, Oregon. First Edition. Circa.1910. [61] pages; 32 color illustrations; brown stiff paper wrapper tied with cord, color illustration pasted on the cover with title in blue and border design. Clean copy inside, wear along the edges of the wrapper. Facing tissue of the front page still intact. Color views of Portland, views from the hightway of the Columbia River and the Gorge, Mt. Hood, the Dalles, Mitchell's Point Tunnel, along with the series of falls. Among them Latourelle Falls, Multnmah Falls (multiple views), Horsetail Falls, and Jack Falls. A very good, clean copy with crisp color images. Condition: Very Good. Oregon Highways, Columbia River Highway. DK-44 (Book ID 10826) $37.50
Origianl Stereocard Photograph. "Dwellings Erected For Employees of the Old French Canada Company, Colon, Isthmus of Panama."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, Pa.. # 13320 (249). Stereogarph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the history of the construction of the canal under the direction of the French from 1878 to 1899. A view of the dwellings constructed to house the workers outside of Colon on the Atlantic side of the canal. Nice clean copy. Condition: Fine. Colon, Panama, Panama Canal. DK-6 (Book ID 9310) $15.00
Origianl Stereocard Photograph. "Four O'clock Parade of Society in Palermo Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina, So. Am."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, PA. # 21809 (316). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about Palermo Park and its relationship to the wealthy of Buenos Aires. Nice view of carriages and expensive automobiles parading along the main avenue of the park, ca.1916. Nice clean copy. Condition: Fine. Palermo Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina. DK-6 (Book ID 9274) $15.00
Original Stereograph Photograph. "Royal Gorge, Grand Canyon of the Arkansas, Colorado, U.S.A."
Underwood & Underwood. New York, New York. 1894. Stereograph photograph (7 x 3 1/2 inch) mounted on tan board with title in six languages on the backside. View of the dual-gauge railway running through the canyon. Condition: Very Good. Narrow Gauge Railroads, Colorado Railways, Rio Grande & Western. DK-31 (Book ID 10413) $15.00
Original Photograph "Model H-266 Seday Type Delivery Body."
York-Hoover Body Corp.. York, Pennsylvania.. circa.1930. "Plate #2473. Model H-266 Seday Type Delivery Body Mounted on International Harvester Co., Chassis Model 6 Speed Special, 124" Wheel-Base Body Dimensions. Loading Space Insiide, Length 96", Width at Floor 50" Width at Belt 54", Height 52" York-Hover Body Corp., York, Pa." inserted on the lower right hand corner of the photo. Image of the delivery truck in front of a company building (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inch). York-Hoover was well known for its wooden depot bak and station wagon bodies for automotive chassis. During the depression the company began making stell burial caskets which they are well known for now. Fine clean copy of the photo. Condition: Fine. york-Hoover Body Corp., Delivery Trucks, International Harvester Co. DK-81 (Book ID 11700) $25.00
Original Photograph. "Barmouth Bridge"
circa.1891. Sweeping view of the Barmouth Bridge with the station and a train in the distance. Photograph (7 3/4 x 4 1/2 inch) mounted on white cardstock (11 x 7 1/4 inch) with light foxing to the top of the cardstock and upper one inch of the photo. Condition: Very Good. 19th Century English Photograph. DK-23 (Book ID 10159) $17.50
Original Stereocard photograh. "At the Pacific Entrance of the Panama Canal Showing Fortfied Islands, Wireless Towers and Breakwater."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, PA. No. 21787 (256). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with a printed commentary on the backside. View of the western entrance of the Panama Canal near the city of Balboa, Panama. Nice clear image in a plastic slip case. Condition: Fine. Panama Canal, Panama, Canals. DK-2 (Book ID 9026) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "A Trainload of Coal from Pittsburgh Fields From Lake Superior Consumption, Conneaut, Ohio."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, PA. # 6705 (129). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the transport of coal and iron ore between Pennsylvania and Lake Superior for the production of steel and the resulting industrial cities along the south shore of Lake Erie. View of a coal train moving along the rail line with industrial structures in the background as it leaves Pittsburgh. Clean copy. Condition: Fine. Coal, Trains. DK-9 (Book ID 9493) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Along the Danube Canal in the Very Heart of Vienna, Austria."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, PA. # 15607 (462). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the canal constucted in 1869-73 for movement of freight and to control flooding of the Danube. Nice view of the canal with stone walls on one side and quays on the other. Clean copy. Condition: Very Good. Vienna, Austria, Danube, Danube Canal. DK-5 (Book ID 9250) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Andalusian Carts Coming Into Town, Almeria, Spain."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, PA. # 15828 (438). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about southern Spain known as Andalusia and the port city of Almeria. Photo of a group of carts coming into the town with children possing at the front. Carts are loaded to the gils with barrels of wine. Clean copy. Condition: Very Good. Andalusia, Almeria, Spain. DK-7 (Book ID 9404) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Automoble Manufacture, Michigan."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, PA. # 22141 (150). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the assembly method used to assemble the cars and where the parts are shipped from. Interior photo of chassies lined up awaiting rubber tires to be added before installing the bodies. Clean copy. Condition: Fine. Automoble, Assembly. DK-9 (Book ID 9473) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Bidding Their Friends God-Speed, New York, U.S.A."
Underwood & Underwood. New York, New York. 1895. Stereograph on tan board (3 1/2 x 7 inch) with title in six languages on the backside. Image of passengers on a steamship waving to friends on the crowed pier. Fine clean copy. Condition: Fine. Steamships, New York Harbor. DK-96 (Book ID 12026) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Big Sailing Vessel Loaded with Lumber, Tacoma, Wash."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, PA. #V26198. Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the shipping of douglas fir lumber on boats and its use for constucting ships for the United States Navy. View of men loading lumber on to a sailing ship tied up to the dock. Damp stain to the left image. Condition: Good. Ships, Lumber, Tacoma, Puget Sound. (Book ID 9661) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Busy Scene on the Panama Canal - Looking South Over Gatun Locks and Gatun Lake. Emergency Dam in Position."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, PA. No. 21784. Stereogaphic gray card (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary printed on the backside. View showing a vessel passing through the Gatun Locks with vessels in the background in Gatun Lake waiting their turn. Nice bright image. Card in a plastic slipcase. Condition: Fine. Panama Canal, Panama, Gatun Locks, Canals. DK-2 (Book ID 9027) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Chicago's Skyline and Lake Shore Drive, Looking N. From Entrace to Field Museum in Grant Park, Illinois."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, PA. # 32785 (1153). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the city of Chicago and its new Lake Shore Drive (8 lanes wide) ca, 1934. Excellent view of Lake Shore Drive looking north with plans overhead and cars filling the road on a clear brisk day. Clean copy. Condition: Fine. Chicago, Field Museum, Lake Shore, Areoplanes. DK-9 (Book ID 9475) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Columbus' Flagship 'Santa Maria' Columbus Naval Parade, New York Harbor, U.S.A.
Underwood & Underwood. New York, N.Y.. 1893. J.F. Jarvis photograph. Unnumbered stereograph tan card (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with title in six languages printed on the back. Two ink splotches on left side (1/4 inch) with slight soiling to the card. Image of the 'Santa Maria' in full sail. Condition: Very Good. Columbus, New York Harbor. Santa Maria. DK-2 (Book ID 9016) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "'D--M YOUR HIDE.' 'I'SE SORRY SAH'."
T.W. Ingersoll. St. Paul, Minn.. circa.1880s. "Genre and Comic, New Series." Unnumbered Stereograph on a light tan board (3 1/2 x 7 inch) with title under the right photo. Brown, yellow and green coloring added to photos. Image of a black porter who has just dropped the luggage of an elder man holding a closed umbrella yelling at him. Fine clean copy. Condition: Fine. Photographs, African American Humor. DK-86 (Book ID 11828) $25.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Elevated Railroad, N.Y."
circa.1890. "Series American". Stereograph on tan board (3 1/2 x 6 3/4 inch) with title on the base of the right photo. Image from underneath the elevated railroad with trolley rails under it on the street surface. Fine clean copy. Condition: Fine. Elevated Railroads, New York City, Interurban. DK-88 (Book ID 11884) $25.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Great Dredge By Which the Harbor is Made Navigable, Montevideo, Uruguay."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, Pa. # 20827 (313). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the technique of dredging the harbor of Montevideo in the River Plata which is wide, but shallow because of the sediments which flow down the river filling in the harbor. Thus the need to dredge the harbor all the time. Image of the dredge at work in the harbor. Clean copy save a few small marks on the backside upper left corner. Condition: Very Good. Montevideo, Uruguay, Harbors, Dredging. DK-6 (Book ID 9314) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Great Ocean Liners at the Docks, Hoboken, N.J. - Showing Upper Manhattan Island and Hudson River."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, Pa.. # 16762 (52). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the port of Hoboken and its fine location for transportation, both sea and rail. Photo of three German Ocean Liners tied up to the large docks waiting out WWI so they won't be seized on the open sea, or sunk, with the Hudson River in the background. Fine clean copy. Condition: Fine. Ocean Liners, Ships, Transportation, WWI, German. DK-9 (Book ID 9531) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Greatest Canal Traffic in the World - Busy Scene in the Ship Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, Pa.. # 16731 (154). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the Canal at Sault Ste. Marie known as the 'Soo Canal' which was the busiest canal in the world, ca.1915. First built by the North West Fur Company in 1798 and constantly remodeled thru the years. It is a mile and a half long with a series of locks. Image of two lake transport ships and tug as the doors of the lock are opening. Clean copy. Condition: Fine. Shipping, Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, Soo Canal, Michigan.DK-9 (Book ID 9471) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Harbor of Algiers, Algeria."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, PA. # 17000 (556). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the port of Algiers and the country of Algeria ca.1920. Nice image of the port facilities with a railyard in the foreground. Nice image, clean copy. Condition: Fine. Albiers, Algeria, Harbor, Railways, Ships. DK-7 (Book ID 9373) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Harbor of St. John's from Dry Dock, Newfoundland."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, Pa. # 16320 (278). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the city, harbor and province and industry. Nice view of the harbor looking toward the town. Condition: Fine. St.john's, Newfoundland. DK-5 (Book ID 9258) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Highlanders in Native Costume at the Great Firth Bridge, One and One-Half Miles Long, Spanning the Firth of Forth, Queensferry, Scotland."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, Pa.. # 12711 (366). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the seven years contsturction of the railway bridge and how it saved by twenty miles the previous traveling distance between Aberdeen and Perth on the east coast of Scotland. Dramatic view of the cantilever bridge as it passes overhead some 400 feet above and a mile and fifth long with two gentlemen posing in front dressed in native garb. Clean copy. Condition: Fine. Biridges, Firth of Forth, Scotland. DK-8 (Book ID 9408) $15.00
Original Stereocard Photograph. "Imperial Army Transports Crossing the Vaal River a Viljoen's Drift, South Africa."
Keystone View Company. Meadville, Pa.. # 11881 (580). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the English conquest of the Transvaal and the forms of transport for goods and supplies. ca.1914. Nice visual of a wagon train crossing a river to supply Lord Robert's troops, 14 oxen to a wagon. Nice clean image. Condition: Fine. Boer War, South Africa, Viljoen's Drift, Military Transport. DK-7 (Book ID 9363) $15.00
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