| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 2503 |  | Details | Plant Steamship Line | 1895 |
| Plant Steamship Line (Tampa) brochure with route map |
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Plant Steamship Line |
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| 1895 |
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| $0.00 | Plant-Steamship-Line | Plant-Steamship-Line-(Tampa)-brochure-with-route-map | SOLD<br></br>
Late 19th century brochure for the Plant System of railroads and steamboats with its terminus in Tampa, Florida. Henry Bradley Plant, began his early career as deckhand and mate on a steamboat out of New York City. Late a railroad magnate, hotelier, businessman, and founder of the Plant System, Plant brought the railroad to Tampa, Florida in 1884. Plant’s railroad connected downtown Tampa to the rest of the east coast and to Port Tampa, where people could board a Plant steamship to Havana, Jamaica, New Orleans, New York, Bermuda, or other destinations.
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Verso with a large advertisement for for Plant's flagship Tampa Bay Hotel. Map is set within the larger brochure which unfolds to a full 32"W x 16"H. |