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Going to the Sun Chalet Breakfast Menu

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Train Lover
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The picture on the cover of this menu was also used on a blotter and no doubt other advertising materials. It depicts the launch St. Mary near Going to the Sun Chalets, visible on the hillside. This was the first … Continue reading →

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From the Car Window

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Train Lover
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Although this along-the-way booklet is undated, it was published soon after the 1926 Columbia River Historical Expedition, as the centerfold map shows both a “modern map of the Northwest” and a “historic map of the Northwest.” These are the same … Continue reading →

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Before It Opened: Prince of Wales Hotel

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Train Lover
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The last major Glacier Park-area hotel built by the Great Northern, the Prince of Wales Hotel in Canada’s Waterton Lakes National Park was built partly to allow American tourists to legally imbibe in alcoholic beverages during the prohibition era. Louis … Continue reading →

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Upper Missouri Expedition Stationery

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Train Lover
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The invitation to the Upper Missouri Historical Expedition featured an embossed gold seal holding a string of leather with Indian beads. An image of this is shown on the letterhead of on-board stationery provided to expedition members. Click image to … Continue reading →

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Upper Missouri Expedition Library List

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Train Lover
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Participants in Great Northern’s 1925 Upper Missouri Historical Expedition were able to call upon a library of more than 100 books and other publications. These ranged from articles in various history society journals to the edited journals of the Lewis … Continue reading →

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Upper Missouri Historical Expedition Invitation

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Train Lover
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I’ve previously shown an invitation to participate in Great Northern’s 1925 Upper Missouri Historical Expedition, but that came from another web site. Since then, I’ve acquired this one. It’s in pretty good shape, but the foil seal has been discolored … Continue reading →

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The Oriental and Captain Palmer

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Train Lover
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I previously presented this little booklet based on photos I took of one in the Minnesota History Center. Now I’ve acquired one of my own. The history center had several copies, one hardbound in orange, one softbound in tan, and … Continue reading →

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Two Guns White Calf Dinner Menu

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Train Lover
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The black-and-white photograph on which the colorized image on this menu was based was taken by Thomas Magee, a postmaster in Browning, Montana who was married to a Blackfeet woman. As previously noted here, Great Northern publicists claimed that Two … Continue reading →

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1923 Trick Falls Menu

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Train Lover
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The left side of this menu’s interior has beverages while the right side has a la carte. The menu doesn’t make clear whether it is for breakfast, lunch, or dinner; it offers eggs and omelets, suggesting breakfast; but also salads, … Continue reading →

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Bear Grass Breakfast Menu

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Train Lover
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The cover of this menu calls the flowers pictured in the foreground “Indian basket grass” because the Indians used to weave the leaves into baskets. While that’s a valid name, the more common name is bear grass, while the scientific … Continue reading →

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