Beginning in 1949, Union Pacific calendars grew to 12-3/4″x23″ from the 10″x18″ size used in the 1940 through 1948 calendars. The larger size didn’t result in any additional content, but everything from the photos to the typeface sizes were proportionally expanded.
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Unfortunately, my copy of the 1949 calendar is missing the page showing the December, 1948 and full 1949 calendars. According to the photo descriptions, these pages showed pictures of San Fernando Mission and crop irrigation in Idaho. Unusually, this calendar shows two Union Pacific train stations: Omaha and Las Vegas. Although the Boise station is on the 1950 calendar, other UP calendars in my collection don’t show stations.
Month | Photo | Menu? |
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December 1948 | San Fernando Mission | |
1949 | Idaho Irrigation | |
January | Cannon Beach | |
February | Lake Mead Waterskiers | |
March | Grand Canyon | |
April | Sun Valley Summer | |
May | Angels Landing | |
June | Artist, Rocky Mountain Park | |
July | Bryce Canyon | |
August | Mount Rainier Tipsoo Lake | Yes |
September | Dude Ranch Horses | |
October | Jackson Lake | |
November | Las Vegas Station | |
December | Sun Valley Opera House | |
1950 | Sheep | |
Photo descriptions | Omaha Station |
By 1949, Union Pacific was issuing lots of color photo menus, but only one of the photos in this calendar seems to also be on a menu. The railroad liked that photo so much that it also used it on its October, 1957 calendar. It is possible the other photos weren’t used because UP started issuing its college menus about the time this calendar was published, and none of the college photos appear on any of the calendars.