Description: You are bidding on a huge original antique print from an 1880s illustrated journal. It depicts 10 captioned views of Topeka Kansas at it looked in the 1880s. Shown are:* Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad General Offices* Topeka from the CIty Park* The Topeka Free Library* A 19.5-inch panoramic view looking down Kansas Avenue* The Post Office* The shops of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad * The propsed "new" capitol building* The Kansas State Reform School* The Washburn College (now Washburn University)* View of Topeka in 1854.Washburn University was established in February 1865 as Lincoln College by a charter issued by the State of Kansas and the General Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches of Kansas on land donated by abolitionist John Ritchie. The school was renamed Washburn College in 1868 after Ichabod Washburn pledged $25,000 to the school. Washburn was a church deacon, abolitionist and industrialist who resided in Worcester, Massachusetts It is very large (double folio size), measuring approximately 23 x 16 inches (58.5 x 40.5 cm). The picture fills most of the page, with a caption below. There is a partial 9.5-inch article on Topeka on the back.The print has a fold in the middle, where it was folded into the magazine long ago. The fold line is clean. However, there are about 8 small pinhead holes along the fold line from where it was sewn into the journal long ago. See scan for an accurate view of the condition. This print will come with a Certificate of Authenticity. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
Price: 129.95 USD
Location: Lake Villa, Illinois
End Time: 2024-11-19T15:43:49.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Type: Print
Subject: Famous Places
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1880s
