Arkansas, Home of the Peach, Strawberry and Vine
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Printed by the Compton Litho. Company, St. Louis. Trade card, 3 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches. Undated, but 1880s. Some light rubbing to image, one tiny corner chip; very good. This uncommon and attractive card invites inquiries "for full and complete information touching on the products of Arkansas, her climate, soil, timber, mineral lands, etc" to be diected either to the Arkanas Department at the New Orleans Centennial Exposition (1884) or to Thomas Essex, land agents of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway (which ran between St. Louis and Texarkana). Railroads were essential to the economic recovery of the post-Civil War South. Seeking to increase the amount of traffic they carried, the railroads actively promoted diversification in agriculture, encouraging people to come to Arkansas and grow new crops--among them the luscious fruits shown on this card.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21894
- Title
- Arkansas, Home of the Peach, Strawberry and Vine
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed by the Compton Litho. Company, St. Louis
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walkabout Books
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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