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Erie Railway. : The great centennial excursion route. The shortest line via Buffalo or Niagara Falls between New York or Philadelphia, and all points west

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    Image of an eye-level landscape view of Niagara Falls as seen from the New York river bank, looking up towards the waterfalls and showing a rowboat and "The New Maid of the Mist" steamboat in the water, with people and a dog on the rocky shore viewing the falls.

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  • The only route via Niagara Falls & suspension bridge: for Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco and all points west take the Great Western & Michigan Central R'y Line

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    Image of an elevated landscape view of a steam locomotive and passenger train with baggage and sleeping cars crossing the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge between the bridge towers on the New York side of the gorge; with pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage below the bridge and Witmer's Mill behind it, and Niagara Falls, the banks, and the covered enclosure of an incline railway in the distance; the locomotive has a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement and the cab and tender are labeled "207."

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    Niagara

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    Image of an eye-level landscape view of Niagara Falls as seen from atop a ledge on the New York side looking towards Horseshoe Falls and Ontario, Canada, with trees, a lighthouse, a building, and hills in the distance.

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  • Philadelphia west, via Erie and Lehigh Valley " route. : In effect July, 1876

    Philadelphia west, via Erie and Lehigh Valley " route. : In effect July, 1876

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    Image of three maps related to railroad routes of the Erie Railway: a map in the upper left corner of the northeastern United States with railroad lines between New York City and the Great Lakes region; a map of Western Europe with steamship lines in the upper left; and a map of New York City in the lower left corner, with timetables and promotional descriptions on both the recto and verso; map verso also includes three vignettes of three ornately decorated interiors of a Pullman sleeping car, a dining car with well-dressed diners and African American waiters, and a drawing room car; fold-up map.

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  • Falls of the Genesse, Rochester, N.Y

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    Image of a landscape view of waterfalls on the Genesee River, with Rochester, New York, above the falls in the background.

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  • Niagara Falls, : Canadian side

    Niagara Falls, : Canadian side

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    Image of an eye-level landscape view of Niagara Falls as seen from the Canadian river bank looking up towards the waterfalls and showing a steamboat in the water, a rainbow, and people, including an African American man, on the rocky shore.

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