New York, 09.04.1856, 18 Shares of Capital Stock á US-$ 100, #964, 14,3 x 25,5 cm, schwarz, beige, Knickfalten, schöne Zugvignette.
New York, 9 April 1856, 18 Shares of Capital Stock á US-$ 100, #964, 14.3 x 25.5 cm, black, beige, folds, superb vignette with train.
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Die Wurzeln der Gesellschaft liegen in der 1847 errichteten Milwaukee and Waukesha Railroad Company. Ab 1850 lautete die Firma dann Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail Road Company. Die Strecke ging von Milwaukee nach Wauwatosa, später weiter nach Madison und Prairie du Chien.
The company was incorporated as Milwaukee and Waukesha Railroad Company in 1847, and the name was changed to Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail Road Company in 1850. The line ran from Milwaukee to Wauwatosa and was extended to Madison and Prairie du Chien later.