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The Great Race for the Western Stakes, 1870

Cornelius Vanderbilt and James Fisk are shown in a race for control of New York's rails. Throughout 1868 and 1869, the two men had fought for control of the Erie Railroad. Vanderbilt straddles his two railroads, the Hudson River and the New York Central, the balloon caption reads, "Now then Jim--No Jockeying You Know.!" Fisk, sitting on the Erie Railroad, the balloon caption reads, "Let Em Rip Commodore--But Dont Stop to Water for You'll be Beat." Currier & Ives lithograph.
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The Great Race for the Western Stakes, 1870
Cornelius Vanderbilt and James Fisk are shown in a race for control of New York's rails. Throughout 1868 and 1869, the two men had fought for control of the Erie Railroad. Vanderbilt straddles his two railroads, the Hudson River and the New York Central, the balloon caption reads, "Now then Jim--No Jockeying You Know.!" Fisk, sitting on the Erie Railroad, the balloon caption reads, "Let Em Rip Commodore--But Dont Stop to Water for You'll be Beat." Currier & Ives lithograph.
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4155 x 2696 px | 32.0 MB
Taille d'impression:
35.2 x 22.8 cm | 13.9 x 9.0 in (300 dpi)