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This 1908 menu has nothing about Yellowstone on the front cover, but the back cover has one photo each of Mammoth hot springs, Old Faithful Inn, and — for some reason — two photos of the Lake Hotel. Although designed … Continue reading
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We’ve previously seen booklets of this title dated 1909 1915, and 1929. This one is from 1906, but wasn’t the first in the series as I’ve seen references to earlier editions in some of NP’s other publications. The booklet, which … Continue reading
At a cost of 50ยข — about $18 in today’s money — this booklet was the most expensive publication offered by Northern Pacific in 1905. However, it would have been worth it to many as it contained a dozen actual … Continue reading
This was the last Wonderland booklet produced by Olin Wheeler. It was also the shortest, at 80 pages including covers. Wheeler’s 1894 Wonderland was about 100 pages and all the others were well over 100. Click image to download a … Continue reading
Other than the gold lettering, the cover of the 1905 Wonderland booklet is more subdued than in most previous years. Inside, however, the reader is treated to an innovation: fold-out pages presenting panoramic views of Yellowstone Park and other scenes. … Continue reading
Either the Northern Pacific wanted a change or Alfred Lenz got tired of working in clay, so the cover of the 1904 Wonderland is this impressionistic view of a Yellowstone geyser. The painting wraps around to the back of the … Continue reading
The lead article of the 1903 Wonderland covered the travels of Louis Hennepin, a Franciscan friar who in 1679 and 1680 accompanied La Salle on early explorations of what is now the Midwest. Hennepin traveled as far south as the … Continue reading
The cover art on Wonderland 1900 and Wonderland 1901 was unsigned, but the 1902 edition is signed “Alfred Lenz N.Y.” The incisions in the clay make it clear that these are sculptures, not simply trompe l’oeil paintings. Click image to … Continue reading
Northern Pacific inaugurated the North Coast Limited on April 29, 1900. Yet it is indicative of how far the Wonderland series had strayed from being solely an advertisement for NP transportation that the new train was only mentioned once in … Continue reading
The 1900 through 1903 editions of Wonderland featured stunning three-dimensional covers portraying fantastic scenes symbolizing the West. When I first saw them, I thought they were classic examples of trompe l’oeil, meaning two-dimensional artworks that fool the eye into thinking … Continue reading