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U.S. Grant's Last Rites and Coney Island! Rar

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 300.00 USD
U.S. Grant's Last Rites and Coney Island! Rar
U.S. Grant's Last Rites and Coney Island! Rare broadside, printed one side, "A Comfortable Trip to New York and Return to Attend the Obsequies of Gen. U.S. Grant via People's Evening Line. Round Trip Tickets $2(?) Steamer Boat Richmond - Leaving Albany at 8 P.M. Fri., Aug. 7th [1885] arriving New York next morning, giving the day in New York to witness the Grand Procession and Last Sad Rites to the great Chieftain. Returning, Leave New York, Sat., Aug. 8, 6 P.M., from Pier 41, N(orth) R(iver) foot Canal Street saving Hotel Bills. Tickets Good During the Season, and you can take in Coney Island on Sunday if you like." 9 1/2 x 24, black border. One 2" piece of tape on edge. Discovered after many decades of storage, this broadside needs to be professionally restored. Now in four large pieces, several small ones, with two corners lacking. Nonetheless very dramatic, and should be a striking piece. Bold typography, with vignette of boat in center. If in better condition, valued at several times our estimate.