Dakota harvest scene Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway 1870s advertising card

(Americana, Vintage Advertising, Dakota, Harvest Scene, Agriculture, Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Railway).

Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway: The Farmer's Route to the Golden Grain Fields of Minnesota, Iowa, and Dakota.
Published 1870's, Milwaukee, Wisconsin by the Milwaukee Lithograph & Engraving Co.
Advertising railroad transportation line promo card. Text in English. Illustrated on both sides in color lithography, an oversized trade card.

Item is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Item is not new or in "new" condition.

Gently age worn, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, card remains overall attractive as an object.

Paper is gently toned, still clean.

The item displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this rare ephemeral RR item survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Item Measures c. 6 1/2" H x 3 1/2" W.

[B8239].