1914 Crerar, Adams Railroad Catalog on CD This is your opportunity to own this rare catalog for only a fraction of the cost of the original. Print out a hard copy right from your computer to enjoy at your leisure! If you are a railroad aficionado, this reference is sure to be a valuable addition to your library. About 800 pages, and it includes most anything required to build a railway! No rolling stock, but page after page of power and hand tools, material carts, cranes, hardware and fasteners, and even an electric vacum! (Screen shot #9 ). There is SO much more to see than can be shown in the few sample pages we have included in this listing. The company was founded by John Crerar and J. McGregor Adams ca. 1868,. they were a leading supplier to the railroad industry. Over the years the firm enjoyed enormous financial success as Chicago became the primary railway hub of the United States. Crerar may be best known for the Crerar Library. As an active philanthropist, John Crerar gave the city of Chicago a large sum of money in his will to found a public library. The Crerar Library was developed as a collection of science and medicine, and expanded throughout the twentieth century. Sample thumbnails taken from the collection. (Low resolution thumbnails - CD images are scanned at 300 DPI) Screen shot 1 Screen shot 2 Screen shot 3 Screen shot 4 Screen shot 5 Screen shot 6 Screen shot 7 Screen shot 8 Screen shot 9 Screen shot 10 Screen shot 11 Screen shot 12 FINE PRINT: Files in our collections are in .pdf format, so you can easily view, copy, print, or share as you see fit. Use our scanned images for research or school projects, all pages are scanned at 300 DPI or more. View directly in Adobe Reader - perfect for reprinting in newsletters, magazines or art projects, use as clip art in any graphics program, scale it, edit it, print it to suit your needs. Our catalog and image CD-ROM's are intended to be used on any computer capable of viewing .jpgs, .tiffs and .gifs. CD is not intended for DVD Players. (DVD movies are of course playable on any home DVD player). BEFORE bidding on this item, please note the shipping location. We ship from multiple locations, CD/DVD's are shipped immediately, custom vintage giftware is Special Order, and will ship factory direct - holiday season please allow 10 to 14 days production time BEFORE item is shipped. Shipping: SAVE on shipping, purchase additional items and pay only $1.00 ($2.00 Int'l) for each CD/DVD! Please wait for invoice prior to remitting payment - we are happy to combine your purchases to save on shipping costs. Did you know that many of our reproduction catalog covers are now available on great gift items such as mose pads, clocks, jewelry and more? Please check out the VLR on Ebay store to see all these all original gift items.
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