Opening of the Capetown to Wellington Railway, Cape Colony, South Africa, November 4, 1863, British artist's impression | House Divided

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Opening of the Capetown to Wellington Railway, Cape Colony, South Africa, November 4, 1863, British artist's impression

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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, March 27, 2014.

Depicted ContentIn South Africa, the Cape Colony's first railway line is opened between Capetown and Wellington

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engraving

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Opening of the Cape Town and Wellington Railway: Arrival of the first train at Wellington Station.

Source citation

Illustrated London News,January 16, 1864, p. 65.

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