Dated 1953, this curious booklet contains 16 pages of semi-glossy paper filled with color photo in a plain tan wrapper that was probably meant to seem posh, but today just seems cheap. While Canadian Pacific had numerous Rocky Mountain lodges … Continue reading
Canadian Pacific proudly put a Diesel-powered Dominion on the cover of this 1953 menu, finally conceding that Diesels would soon completely replace steam. Diesels were “the latest contribution to the ease and comfort of passengers,” said the back cover of … Continue reading
Here’s a menu featuring the Banff Springs Hotel on the cover that was used on the Mountaineer some time in 1952. The bottom of the inside says “Canadian Pacific – Soo Line,” emphasizing that the Mountaineer went from Minneapolis-St. Paul … Continue reading
The previous booklet of the same title must have been successful, because by 1951 Canadian Pacific had improved it by printing all photos in full color. The photos are also accompanied by the same cyan-and-magenta topographic maps of each segment … Continue reading
Canadian Pacific used this colorful brochure to lure postwar tourists to Banff, Lake Louise, and other Rocky Mountain sites reachable by its trains. The brochure folds out to be effectively eight 8″x9″ pages long. For some reason, CP marketing decided … Continue reading
This beautiful, 28-page booklet is, unfortunately, undated. The newest locomotives pictured in the booklet date to 1938. A similar booklet, that I’ll post here soon, is dated 1951, and has all color photos, while a shorter brochure is dated 1949 … Continue reading
There’s no date on this brochure, but based on the black-and-white photos that litter the back, and the fact that I have a similarly formatted 1949 brochure that I’ll post in a few days that has almost all color photos, … Continue reading
The colorized photo on this menu cover shows a train, probably the Dominion judging by the minimal head-end cars, approaching the summit of Kicking Horse Pass in the Rocky Mountains with Popes Peak in the background. The back of the … Continue reading
The scarlet jacket of the RCMPs, or mounties, is known throughout the world, and Canadian Pacific loved to show it off in its advertising. Beneath the photo on this 1941 menu are the words, “Karsh Ottawa, Courtesy McLean’s Magazine.” Karsh … Continue reading
This little booklet announces a color photography contest open to anyone (except CP employees) who registered as a guest with a Canadian Pacific hotel or lodge in the Rocky Mountains during 1939. The top prize was $250 (close to $3,400 … Continue reading
