Broadside for Red Bird Line
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1847
- Description
Advertisement for packet boat passenger transport service. "Opposition to the Railroad" refers to the competition between packet boat lines and the Utica and Schenectady Railroad, which ran parallel to the Erie Canal route between the two cities. Railroads had become serious competitors to packet boat express lines by 1858.
- Creator
Steam Press of Jewett, Thomas & Co
- Partner
- Empire State Digital Network
- Contributing Institution
- The Erie Canal Museum
- Supporting Institution
- Central New York Library Resources Council
- Collection
- The Erie Canal Museum
- Publisher
- Steam Press of Jewett, Thomas & Co
- Subjects
- Advertisements
- Type
- text
- Language
- English
- Rights
- The Museum is providing access to these materials for personal, educational and research purposes only. Preferred citation for this material is as follows: "[Title of image], Working on the Erie Canal Collection, The Erie Canal Museum, www.eriecanalmuseum.org". Prior permission from the Erie Canal Museum is required for any other use. The Museum is eager to hear from copyright owners who have not been properly identified. Please cite the identifier number (i.e., WECM79.98) when contacting the Museum.
- Chicago citation style
- Steam Press of Jewett, Thomas & Co. Broadside for Red Bird Line. 1847. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/srr_ecm/id/18. (Accessed April 16, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Steam Press of Jewett, Thomas & Co, (1847) Broadside for Red Bird Line. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/srr_ecm/id/18
- MLA citation style
- Steam Press of Jewett, Thomas & Co. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/srr_ecm/id/18>.