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Title: Ashcroft's railway directory for ... : containing an official list of all the officers and directors of the rail-roads in the United States & Canadas, together with their financial condition and amount of rolling stock
Year: 1862 (1860s)
Authors: Ashcroft, John
Subjects: Railroads Railroads
Publisher: New York : John Ashcroft
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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  • bookpublisher:New_York___John_Ashcroft
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