“We’re off to meet Virginia where Virginia meets the sea!” opens this booklet. “Your vacation starts the moment you glide away from the station platform for a smooth Chesapeake & Ohio trip. Ease back in your reclining, reserved seat and watch the ever-changing scenery unfold.” In this booklet, the black-and-white photos are tinted blue.
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The “Virginia shore” refers mainly to Virginia Beach, which has a population of 450,000 today but had just passed 50,000 when this booklet was issued. The booklet also discusses Newport News, Norfolk, and other attractions in the area sometimes called Hampton Roads (which refers to the Chesapeake Bay seaport, not to a land-based road).
The Bern Hill painting on the cover shows the Cape Henry Lighthouse, which is just north of Virginia Beach. Recent photographs show the lighthouse painted black and white instead of the red and white shown in the painting. While it’s possible the lighthouse used to be painted red, it’s also true that Hill took a number of other liberties in the picture; for example, the lighthouse is nowhere near as close to the ocean as shown in the painting.