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This book of children’s verses is as much an advertisement for the 1924 Oriental Limited as it is a way to entertain children waiting for their dinners. Each page includes a few lines about one course or entrée of a … Continue reading
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The Minnesota History Center GN archive is full of little items relating to the Columbia River Historical Expedition. One of the educational features of the expedition was a museum car, curated by the Minnesota Historical Society’s Willoughby Babcock. This brochure … Continue reading
This poster advertises the Indian Congress and other events taking place at the Fort Union site during the Columbia River Expedition. Posters like this one brought thousands of people from Montana and North Dakota to join expedition members in witnessing … Continue reading
The on-board stationery for the Upper Missouri Expedition included an image of the gold seal, leather strip, and beads that were attached to the expedition’s invitation. The stationery for the Columbia River Expedition was much simpler, merely giving the name … Continue reading
This sixteen-page menu presents 22 different meals served on board the train during the Columbia River Historical Expedition. Meals not shown were served off the train. One page shows a condensed, round-trip itinerary from Chicago to Seaside, Oregon, and back. … Continue reading
Great Northern’s invitation to the Upper Missouri Historical Expedition was bigger than 13″ by 20″, and I’ve never seen one folded so it must have been delivered in an even bigger envelope. This invitation to the Columbia River Historical Expedition … Continue reading
The person on this 1926 menu cover was Minnesota’s most famous football star at the time. Herb Joesting grew up in Owatonna, Minnesota, where his high school football performance earned him the nickname “Owatonna Thunderbolt.” He then became a star … Continue reading
This 1925 breakfast menu has an image of caribou, also known as reindeer, on the cover. There isn’t any reason given for it; the back cover has an article about the improvement in freight train productivity, and none of the … Continue reading
The state of Washington produces the vast majority of apples grown in the United States, and most are grown in the Yakima or Wenatchee valleys (or valleys tributary to Wenatchee such as the Okanogan Valley). Northern Pacific and Union Pacific … Continue reading
With their ornate borders surrounding a field providing room for a glue-on photo above and the name of the party below, these menus were clearly designed to be used for tours or special events. The ragged edge and string binding … Continue reading