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Rare lot of professionally framed railroad and shipping history ephemera, spanning 1852–1959. All pieces are matted and framed in matching dark wood/gold-rope frames, ready to display. Great for collectors of railroadiana, transportation history, or antique advertising/documents.
1. Railroad & Drayage Photo Montage (18.5” x 25”) – Vintage B&W photos of a railroad crane car, a mountain-pass freight train, a horse-drawn “City Drayage” wagon beside Great Northern boxcars, plus an antique Keystone View Co. stereoview card of the Panama Canal locks.
2. “War Changes in the Management of the Nation’s Railroads and Industry” (17” x 21.5”) – Original NYT Mid-Week Pictorial page, WWI-era, featuring portraits of War Industries Board members (Daniel Willard, Bernard Baruch, Hale Holden, Henry Walters, and others).
3. 1890s “Leyland” Line Bill of Lading (17” x 18”) – Original Liverpool–Boston shipping document, W.H. Lincoln & Co. agents, handwritten and signed, with period revenue stamp.
4. Scientific American, Feb. 28, 1852 (16” x 21”, Vol. VII, No. 24) – Full front page featuring “Crane for Railroads” with detailed engineering illustration.
5. Antique Railroad Freight Documents (22” x 22”, 4 pieces in one frame) – Chicago & North-Western Railway Co. receipt (1897), Pennsylvania Railroad Co. car notice (Midvale), Baltimore & Ohio Railroad mileage report (1892), and Stetson-Renner Drayage Co. invoice, San Francisco.
6. Port Newark Distribution Center Brochure Set (24” x 29”) – 1959 Port of New York Authority marketing materials with aerial photos, tenant list, and transportation maps.
Condition: Vintage paper items show expected age-toning, some creasing/wear consistent with age (see photos). Frames are in good display condition.
