The great pictorial romance of the age, or, steam ship commo
The great pictorial romance of the age, or, steam ship commodores and United States mail contractors. American political cartoon about the awarding of United States mail contracts. Print shows steamships (two shaped like rocking horses) and a balloon labeled California mail balloon via Nicaragua, with discussion among the characters about Johnson's patent gas machine and their competition. Date 185-
Picture No
10598227
Media ID
47449547
Size
4236px x 3318px
(3.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Library of Congress
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Editorial use only without prior approval
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Awarding Balloonists Commodores Contractors Contracts Labeled Nicaragua Patent Pictorial Rocking Steamships Tissandier
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