Westward the Course of Empire takes its Way
Photograph
Westward the Course of Empire takes its Way
October 19, 1867
Albumen silver print
Image: 6 × 8 in. (15.2 × 20.3 cm)
Mount: 10 × 12 in. (25.4 × 30.5 cm)
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Inscriptions Printed in ink on mount recto, BL: ALEX. GARDNER, Photographer,
Printed in ink on mount recto, BR: 511 Seventh Street, Washington.
Printed in ink on mount recto, BC: ACROSS THE CONTINENT ON THE KANSAS PACIFIC RAILROAD. \ (ROUTE OF THE 35TH PARALLEL.) \ "Westward the Course of Empire takes its Way." \ Laying track, 300 miles west of Missouri River, 19th October, 1867.
Stamped in ink on mount recto, BC: No. 39.
Printed in ink on mount recto, BR: 511 Seventh Street, Washington.
Printed in ink on mount recto, BC: ACROSS THE CONTINENT ON THE KANSAS PACIFIC RAILROAD. \ (ROUTE OF THE 35TH PARALLEL.) \ "Westward the Course of Empire takes its Way." \ Laying track, 300 miles west of Missouri River, 19th October, 1867.
Stamped in ink on mount recto, BC: No. 39.
