Railroad timetables and other printed ephemera, 1838-1946.

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Railroad timetables and other printed ephemera, 1838-1946.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/754872555

.5 linear ft.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8135106

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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