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Aurora Zouaves Scrapbook 1889—1900. Folio ledger (36pp.) from the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway used as a scrapbook of ephemera relating to the Aurora Zouaves, including several large size multicolor broadsides announcing the appearance of the Zouaves, with military drills and reenactments of famous battles, including 1889 Prize Drill for the Championship of the U.S. between Aurora and Chicago; the National Drill and Military Encampment in Kansas City, 1890, with “sham battle;” July 4, 1894 Sham battle broadside; the 1895 Robert Burns anniversary, with “The Sepoys vs. British Soldiers” sham battle, with many clippings related to this Buffalo Bill Wild West Show associated group. 18 x 11”. Binding weak, covers bumped and worn at edges. Contents generally good.