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1890 Summer Homes and Rambles Along the Erie Railway
(Click twice on the above map to see Eldred between the long white spot and two smaller ones, above the red Erie RR line.) This Map exhibits in detail the topography of the country in which the many superior Summer … Continue reading
1886 Summer Homes and Rambles on the Picturesque Erie
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Summer Homes and Rambles Along the Erie Railway, 1883
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Along the Erie Railway, 1882
1881 Watkins’ Glen, NY
A Ramble through Watkins’ Glen, even at noonday, is cool and delightful. Excepting Niagara itself, no place will bear comparison with this wild and picturesue gorge. Our illustration represents the famous Rainbow Falls.
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1881, Pure and Silver Gloss Cornstarch
For the Laundry, is the best and most economical in the world. Is perfectly pure, free from Acids and other foreign substances that injure Linen. Is stronger than any other, requiring much less quantity in using. Is uniform, stiffens and … Continue reading
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1881 View of the Delaware at Hancock
Erie Train Stations Near the Delaware, 1880 • Excursion tickets were valid for continuous passage either going or returning on the date of issue or anytime within the next 30 days. • Package tickets of 10, 20, or 25 were … Continue reading
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The Erie Switchback, 1881
“The Moosic range of mountains is one of the loftiest spurs of the Alleghenies. “Some of the peaks are 2,500 feet in height. The range is wild and rugged, and nowhere else in the State of Pennsylvania is the scenery … Continue reading
Next Time You Go West, 1881
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