Description: First Rides on English Cars. Harper's Weekly August 9, 1890 This is a single sheet only, from an 1890 issue of Harper's Weekly, America's premiere illustrated journal during the second half of the 1800s. It was printed over 130 years ago. It measures 11 x 16 inches in size, and is in excellent, attractive condition, with only a slight bit of age browning (see photos). It features an article comparing railways in the U.S, with those in England, written by Julian Ralph (1853-1903), who was famous correspondent for the New York Sun newspaper. His text is illustrated with three wood engravings by Bert Wilder: * Interior of Third-Class Compartment. * Inside of Booking Office. * Claiming Luggage. These illustrations occupy more than 3/4ths of a page, with the rest being devoted to the text by Julian Ralph. This text continues onto the back of the page, taking up almost all of that page, with a small illustration of The Guard. The piece apparently continued on to an additional page, but that concluding section is not included with this item. As is, the front and back of the sheet include about 500 lines of text on the subject, with it beginning: Those Americans who go abroad to discover the shortcomings of Europe and to exaggerate their own satisfaction with everything American are always happiest when they are describing an English, French, or German railroad. They are half wrong, as bigots usually are: but, then again, they are half right. The truest comparison and fairest statement of the facts concerning English and American railroads is that if they had our cars and we had their roads, both countries would enjoy railroading in perfection. . . . Etc., etc. _gsrx_vers_1680 (GS 9.8.3 (1680))
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