The West Coast has a “wonderful climate” and “gorgeous scenery.” But this 1934 booklet exaggerates more than a little when it says that people in Seattle “pick roses, play golf the year round.” That might be a little more accurate … Continue reading
In 1933, the Park Service opened the Going-to-the-Sun Road, providing a scenic route through Glacier National Park. This booklet advertises this as the “new Logan Pass detour,” allowing people to get off at East Glacier or Belton, take a bus … Continue reading
This menu is not from my collection, but it is so pretty I wanted to include it anyway. It is undated, but based on the style and prices I’d say it is from the early 1930s. While some 1920s breakfast … Continue reading
In November, 1949, less than three years after introducing the streamlined Empire Builder, Great Northern announced that it was spending $9 million on 66 new cars that would make up a brand-new Empire Builder to be placed in service in … Continue reading
This booklet calls the Wenatchee apple district “the commercial apple center of America.” In fact, in recent years at least, the Yakima district on the former Northern Pacific route produces more apples than the Wenatchee district. Click image to download … Continue reading
These cards folded into two parts: the back of the picture has a form letter from Great Northern’s passenger traffic manager in St. Paul saying that the information requested is enclosed and, for more information, the recipient should contact Great … Continue reading
The first two cards today are dated 1925. The first shows an illustration of Glacier Park Lodge on one side, with room for correspondence. The other side has an illustration of the train’s maid entertaining two little girls in the … Continue reading
With the introduction of the new Oriental Limited in 1924, Great Northern issued a series of postcards to help advertise the trains. Unlike most postcards, these did not include an address section, so had to be mailed in an envelope. … Continue reading
Here are four more stickers that I photographed at the Minnesota History Center. The first shows Two Guns White Calf, the Blackfeet Indian who Great Northern public relations people insisted, incorrectly, was the model for the Indian head nickel. This … Continue reading
At about 1-3/4″x2-1/4″, these are much smaller than luggage stickers, which were typically around 3″x6″. These stickers were probably applied to menus to call diners’ attention to selected items available from Great Northern kitchens. Click any image to download a … Continue reading
