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Advertisement promoting land to immigrants
Advertisement promoting land to immigrants
TitleAdvertisement promoting land to immigrants
DescriptionImage of a broadside advertisement for the Houston and Texas Central Railroad offering land for immigrants. Multiple landscapes and cityscapes--many of which showcase modern modes of transportation--are depicted to illustrate the life awaiting the traveler.
Date19th century
Genreblack-and-white photographs
copy prints
Subject.Topical (AAT)advertising
real estate
immigration
railroads
Subject (Geographic)Houston, Texas
Original CollectionGeorge Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection, 1836-2001 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=356
RepositorySpecial Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Original Item LocationID 1970-001, Box 13, Folder 331
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File namefur454-cc.tif
Digital Collectionreformatted digital