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Chicago and North Western Railroad Advertisement, 1887
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Chicago's railroads expanded leisure space for Chicagoans and for Americans more generally. In this Chicago & Northwestern ad from 1887, a Boston agent encouraged New Englanders to go hunting and fishing in the areas north and west of the city along its route.
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