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Advertisement for Northern Pacific Railways - Pile of Potatoes

Advertisement for Northern Pacific Railways - Pile of Potatoes
Original Vintage Card
  
 Price: $15.95
Stock #:847301
Type: Postcard
Publisher: Northern Pacific
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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Depicts a picture of eight large potatoes and a ruler beneath them to indicate their size, with a price of one dollar. Text on front reads: "Thrilling one act drama entitled: 'The Ruler, the Dollar and the Murphies. Or Why the Smiths Left Home and Traveled by the Northern Pacific Railway.'" Text on back reads: "These Great Big Baked Potatoes, served on Northern Pacific Dining Cars, have attracted world-wide attention by their size and quality. As a product of the Land of Fortune along the Scenic Highway they are a forceful advertisement of the country's resources."

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