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South Shore, the last interurban
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North Shore : America's fastest interurban
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Born as a modest Waukegan trolley line in the early 1890's the North Shore Line reached maturity during the Roaring Twenties under the guiding hand of Chicago utility tycoon Samuel Insull who, in a remarkable decade of reconstruction and expansion, transformed the North Shore into one of the finest examples of the electric interurban railway in America. Here, in more than 20,000 words and over 200 memorable photographs, William D. Middleton tells the story of the incomparable North Shore Line, from Waukegan trolley days to Electroliners--Adapted from jacket.
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Harbour of Charles Town in South Carolina from the Surveys of Sr. Jas. Wallace Captn in his Majesty's Navy & Others. with a View of the Town from the South Shore of Ashley River
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Kashnor notes, "One of the rarest views of Charles Town, in colours, it is very fine, and has the appearance of a water-colour drawing." View of city from south shore of Ashley River a fine water colored insert.. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, statute & nautical. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Art Work. Verso Text: MS note: 71.
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The sandy shore
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A presentation of life along the shores of Cape Cod, covering the different zones of plant and animal life such as the tidal flats or the unprotected shore, and its birds, bivalves, pebbles, and fish
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General Map of Charleston Harbor South Carolina Showing Rebel Defences and Obstructions
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Fifth in a series of maps and the key map for the other four, in color. "Shore line, channels, fortifications and armaments are from surveys and data of U. S. Coast Survey. Position of obstructions & torpedoes from information furnished by persons who removed them. Prepared by direction of Rear Admiral J. A. Dahlgren, U.S.N. commanding South Atlantic Blockading Squadron by C. O. Boutelle Asst U.S. Coast Survey. 1865. Drawn by E. Willenbücher, U. S. Coast Survey" Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: HL sticker: 117079.
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Letter advertising cruise to South and Central America
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"[1970]"--ms. inscription, blue ink, recto. Letter advertising spring cruise to Central and South America; list of destinations, ports of call, shore information, and price. Focus of item: Monterey.
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Jersey Shore : looking south west Lycoming Co. Pa. 1854. : Bachelder's album of American scenery
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Image of an elevated landscape view looking southwest over Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, and surrounding mountains, showing a couple on a cliff in the foreground looking over the town with a canal, and the Susquehanna River.
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