Across the continent: excursion from Wilmington, Del., to San Francisco, Cal., October 6, 1869

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Title

Across the continent: excursion from Wilmington, Del., to San Francisco, Cal., October 6, 1869

Coverage

Salt Lake City

Publisher

Telegraph Job Print

Date

1869

Description

After the Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 it, and the journey by rail across the continent, became a tourist attraction on its own. This publication, a promotional publication for the Jackson and Sharp Passenger Cars as much as it is for the railroad, chronicles a trip from Omaha to Sacramento. This was just one of the many travel narratives that came out after the line was complete.