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English: Title: The great race for the Western stakes 1870

Abstract: Print shows Cornelius Vanderbilt and James Fisk in a race for control of New York's rails. Throughout 1868 and 1869, the two men had fought for control of the Erie Railroad. (See also "The Statue Unveiled," no. 1869-1.) Here, Vanderbilt straddles his two railroads, the "Hudson River R.R." and the "New York Central R.R.", admonishing his competitor, "Now then Jim--No Jockeying You Know!" The dwarflike Fisk, sitting astride the "Erie R.R.", replies, "Let em rip Commodore!--But Dont Stop to Water or You'll be Beat." Physical description: 1 print on wove paper : lithograph ; 25.1 x 35.5 cm (image)

Notes: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1870 by Currier & Ives, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.; Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1870-1.; Inscribed in ink at bottom: No. 75. Deposited Mar. 5 1870.; Blind stamp at bottom right: Deposited in U.S. District Clerk's Office Southern District N.Y.; Title from item.
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