Or possibly Prince George, as the two ships were nearly identical. This fanciful illustration is on a dinner menu that, unusually, is mimeographed on the card. The menu card is designed to be folded into thirds and mailed as a … Continue reading
Today’s menu features a collage of photos from Canada’s Atlantic provinces. “Sun on sand and sea, glinting fishing stream and green golf course — there’s fun and warm hospitality in Canada’s Atlantic provinces,” says the caption. Click image to download … Continue reading
Here’s another in Canadian National’s series of tall menus — they are 5-1/4″ wide by 11-3/4″ tall — that were issued in the mid-1960s. This one, dated October, 1965, has a collage of photos on the front cover showing “life … Continue reading
Red, white, and blue are the colors of the American flag. But they were also the colors of the Canadian flag, which incorporated the British union jack, before 1965. For those Canadians who felt they owed more allegiance to France … Continue reading
By the early 1960s, CN appeared to be relying primarily on brochures, not booklets, to advertise Jasper Park. True, we’ve seen this booklet from 1964, but it is not only much smaller than the Jasper booklets from the 1920s through … Continue reading
The color photo on this menu features totem poles in Wrangell, Alaska, a scene that was also covered on one of the color painting menus. The back cover doesn’t advertise Jasper but instead has a photo of Percé Rock on … Continue reading
Sometime in the late 1950s CN replaced the color illustrations that appeared on the covers of their Alaska steamship menus with color photos instead. These photos were accompanied by some text and graphics, making them similar to some dining car … Continue reading
Here’s a Jasper Lodge dinner menu whose cover photo we haven’t seen before. It shows the lounge of the Jasper Park Lodge, “a nice place to relax.” The Northwest Indian art over the fireplace is nice, but the rest of … Continue reading
We’ve seen an 11″x8-1/2″ 36-page booklet about Jasper from 1956. This fold-out brochure has the equivalent of eight pages in the typical railroad 8″x9″ format, though actually they are 7-1/2″x9-1/2″. Other than a few photos, the two don’t have a … Continue reading
Borrowing a phrase from Union Pacific (which had published western wonderlands’ booklets and brochures at least since 1929), this 26-page booklet (including a foldout in the back) describes the attractions to be found in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. … Continue reading
