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Chicago in volume of tonnage and amount of facilities is the world's largest terminal point. It is now served by over 35 railways which have 5700 miles of track on the Chicago area.
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Chicago - Railroad Center of the World
Chicago in volume of tonnage and amount of facilities is the world's largest terminal point. It is now served by over 35 railways which have 5700 miles of track on the Chicago area.
Publisher: Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass. (1908–1987)
American
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph on linen textured card stock.
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.6337
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: 81 Kaufmann - Fabry Photo 71965
Back: divided. Mint.
PUB. BY CHAS. LEVY CIRCULATION CO., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
"TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS.
Back: divided. Mint.
PUB. BY CHAS. LEVY CIRCULATION CO., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
"TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)