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The Gold Rush, Railroads, and the Theater Boom

 
  Advertisement for the Burlington vestibule trains
  Advertisement for the Burlington vestibule trains connecting Chicago to the Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe railways. From: The Haymarket Theatre Souvenir, distributed by the Haymarket Theatre, Chicago, Christmas season 1888
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Collection

The importance of railroads to the commercial theater and concert circuit can be seen in their economic interrelations. By the 1880s, theater program advertising for railways and railroad products equaled that for local retailers. This souvenir program features many beautifully engraved, scenic railway ads such as this one.

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