Page 4., 09/01/1875-08/10/1879

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: 55778

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

(Folder 1) Contains the first folio of the scrapbook, pp.1-20. Pages 1a and 1b are blank.

Dates

09/01/1875-08/10/1879

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains news items bearing the following headlines: @ Colonel [George M.] Totten on the Practicability of the Isthmus Canal (New York Herald, 8/10/1879). Totten was one of the original builders and stockholder of the Panama Railroad. He and William W. Wright agreed to serve on Lesseps' Technical Commission for the proposed Isthmus canal. @ Ocean Rapid Transit (9/1875). Describes the record travelling time of the American steamer Ohio from Liverpool, England to Philadelphia.