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The great pictorial romance of the age, or, steam ship commodores & United States mail contractors
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | United States |
Description | American political cartoon about the awarding of United States mail contracts. Print shows steamships (two shaped like rocking horses) and a balloon labeled "California mail balloon via Nicaragua," with discussion among the characters about "Johnson's patent gas" machine and their competition. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Tissandier Collection |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Postal service--United States--1850-1860. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Contracts--1850-1860. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mail steamers--American--1850-1860. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Balloons (Aircraft)--1850-1860. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |