THE MODERN COLOSSUS OF (RAIL) ROADS, 1879
THE MODERN COLOSSUS OF (RAIL) ROADS, 1879 political cartoon in PUCK MAGAZINE. A giant William Henry Vanderbilt, President of the New York Central Railroad, stands straddling US railroads. Smaller figures of Cyrus West Field, of the New York Elevated Railroad Company, and Jay Gould, of the Union Pacific Railroad, stand at his feet
Picture No
13122444
Media ID
45369879
Size
1891px x 3000px
(1.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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