1880 Census: Volume 4. Report on the Agencies of Transportation in the United States, including the Statistics of Railroads, Steam Navigation, Canals, Telegraphs, and Telephones
1880 Census: Volume 4. Report on the Agencies of Transportation in the United States, including the Statistics of Railroads, Steam Navigation, Canals, Telegraphs, and Telephones
Report on the agencies of transportation in the United States, including the statistics of railroads, steam navigation, canals, telegraphs, and telephones. (In five parts and addendum, each also separately paginated.)
- Railroads in the United States, by Armin E. Shuman
- Steam navigation in the United States, by T. C. Purdy
- Canals of the United States, by T. C. Purdy
- Telegraphs and telephones in the United States, by Armin E. Shuman
- Postal telegraph service in foreign countries, by Robert B. Lines
- Addendum: Note on express companies
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Statistical Report of the Railroads in the United States
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A Note on Language
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