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| Coaled Feet |
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| Envelope in which the bid was submitted |
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| Copy of original coal bid document |
This piece is headed to the 37th Annual Invitational Art Exhibit and Auction at the Custer County Art & Heritage Center in Miles City, Montana. I've included a copy of the original so that the letter can be read, as well as the envelope which is also very interesting from several perspectives:
The letter is actually a bid submitted for coal to be used as fuel by Miles City for city resources. The envelope is a corner card for the Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway. What connection the railway had to the Roundup Coal Mining Company I have yet to discover, but I found it interesting that the offer is based upon a delivery price for fuel coal, by rail to any Miles City facility with a railroad siding.
The exhibit opens on August 18th, and the live auction will be held at the end of the exhibit on September 29th. There will also be a Quick Finish event at that time, and I'm playing!
Sounds like it's going to be an interesting time. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteI like to imagine the Superintendent's expression if he'd see the wonderful art you've created on his oh so important letter.
ReplyDeleteWonderful as usual!
This is a great piece of paper art, David! Thanks for posting this!!
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