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Madeira-Mamoré Expeditions Collection, 1875-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of postcards, photographs, wood engravings, memorabilia, and printed material collected by Robert Hopewell Hepburn relating to expeditions sent down to tropical South America in an attempt by the Brazilian government to construct a railroad along the Madeira River. Robert Hopewell Hepburn, a young engineer with the Pennsylvania Railroad System and a Princeton graduate of the Class of 1871, made the trip in 1878. He son undertook the same effort twenty-nine years later, sending back postcards to his father from Brazil.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]