1886 Our standard (gauge) adopted all over the union by Thomas Nast For Sale

Our standard (gauge) adopted all over the unionby Thomas Nast - Harper\'s Weekly, June 1, 1886ORIGINAL FULL PAGE PRINT FROM ISSUE OF HARPER\'S WEEKLY. Summary: An illustration from Harper\'s Weekly magazine illustrating the adoption of a standard four feet nine inches gauge for tracks by all Southern railroads. The print was published on p. 364 of volume XXX, no. 1537, June 5, 1886. Below the illustration is a short article on the change over from broad to standard gauge on June 1, 1886. In the illustration is a banner, The last spike of our commercial union, south, north. The god Mercury is seen sitting on the front of locomotive between two gentleman holding a United States flag with \"four feet nine inches\" printed in the flag\'s edge Page size approx 16x10 inches.