Half of this eight-page booklet shows full-page or nearly-full-page photos of sights along the NP, including Mt. Rainier, the Columbia River Highway, and Yellowstone. Two pages very briefly describe some typical tours people can take in the West, such as … Continue reading
Though “Pacific Northwest” usually refers to just Oregon and Washington, the brochure, which unfolds into the equivalent of six pages of a standard 8″x9″ booklet, gives equal time to Montana and Idaho. It has no date, but the mention of … Continue reading
Our final Northern Pacific postcards, at least for awhile, are from the Vista-Dome era, meaning 1954 or later. The first card shows the Vancouver, BC skyline of the mid-1950s. It has certainly changed since then, as it is now crowded … Continue reading
Today we have several postcards advertising the streamlined North Coast Limited. The first shows off this train’s boring paint scheme as it crosses the Stone Arch Bridge between St. Paul and Minneapolis. The effect of streamlining is reduced somewhat by … Continue reading
Unlike yesterday’s cards, these advertise that the North Coast Limited was “completely air-conditioned.” These means they were issued in 1937 or later. Click image to download a 413-KB PDF of this postcard. This postcard manages to show the Roosevelt Arch … Continue reading
These postcards used just two colors of ink–dark green and a reddish orange–so I’m calling them duotones. NP published an extensive series of duotones that overlapped the “air-conditioned” and “completely air-conditioned” eras. Today I’ll show marked “air-conditioned,” meaning they were … Continue reading
I’ve previously posted the fronts of these along with nine other postcards that the Boston Public Library has posted on Flickr. Unfortunately, most people who post postcards on Flickr only show the front, not the back. Below are three complete … Continue reading
Postcards and other memorabilia can sometimes be dated merely by the use of a particular slogan. In this case, “air-conditioned” means the card was probably issued in 1935 or 1936; in 1937 the slogan was changed to “completely air-conditioned.” Click … Continue reading
These three cards advertised the North Coast Limited, but don’t mention air conditioning. This suggests they were issued before 1935. Click image to download a 287-KB PDF of this postcard. The first card shows Mt. Rainier, but most of the … Continue reading
Most Northern Pacific postcards specifically advertise the North Coast Limited, but these four do not. The first, which is from about 1911, advertises NP diners without mentioning the North Coast Limited in particular. NP was the first rail line to … Continue reading
