When this brochure was published, Tacoma was the “lumber capital of America,” the “gateway to the mountain,” meaning Mount Rainier, and a “city of beautiful homes” and “fine parks.” The brochure is undated, but it cites data from 1937, so … Continue reading
Swimming, climbing, fishing, horseback riding, and indolence are featured as the main things people do on a dude ranch. When this brochure was issued, dude ranches typically cost $25 to $75 a week. Today, $100 to $200 a day is … Continue reading
Mount Baker National Forest was carved out of the Washington National Forest in 1924, and in 1927 local developers built a grand lodge that could fairly be compared with Old Faithful Inn or Glacier Park Lodge. Northern Pacific took advantage … Continue reading
This 8″-by-11″ brochure unfolds into four panels of mostly full-page or half-page photos. Just one of the eight panels (counting both sides) has a significant amount of text. Click image to download a 3.9-MB PDF of this brochure. We now … Continue reading
At first glance, this seems to be another in the series of black-and-white brochures issued by the Northern Pacific in the late 1930s, such as the ones for Portland, the Rockies, and Rivers. But this one is smaller and doesn’t … Continue reading
In 1884, Northern Pacific began promoting the Northwest in general and Yellowstone Park in particular with a Wonderland theme. At first, the railroad made a direct connection to Alice in Wonderland. In 1885, it published a romance in which a … Continue reading
This looks like an envelope that would be used by a conductor, but the labels on it make it appear to be something that would be given to a coach passenger. The top part is a hat check, meant to … Continue reading
This brochure, which was provided by one of Streamliner Memories’ readers, has four panels on each side, each one (other than the cover) devoted to a “vacation idea.” These include Seattle, Portland, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Dude Ranches, Alaska, and eastern … Continue reading
The cover of this menu shows a barely recognizable North Coast Limited somewhere in Montana, probably near Homestake or Bozeman Pass. A close-up view makes it apparent that an artist has slightly enhanced the domes to make them stand out … Continue reading
Like the May, 1964 timetable, this one uses just two colors of ink (red and black) on the cover instead of the three (red, green, and black) that had been used in previous editions. The North Coast Limited is portrayed … Continue reading
