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Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, St. Louis Bridge Pass [166903]

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Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, St. Louis Bridge Pass [166903]
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Pass no. 984 issued for 1894 to JW Everman. Preprinted signature of the president. Fancy title on front and great vignette of the Eads Bridge on the reverse! Printed on cardstock by Woodward & Tiernan. The Eads Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the Mississippi River connecting the cities of St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois. Work on the bridge began in 1867, and it was completed in 1874. On June 14, 1874, John Robinson led a "test elephant" on a stroll across the new Eads Bridge to prove that it was safe. A big crowd cheered as the elephant from a traveling circus lumbered toward Illinois. The Eads Bridge was the first bridge across the Mississippi south of the Missouri River.

Date: 1894
Country (if not USA):
State: Missouri
City: St. Louis
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