Your Journey through the Canadian Rockies

This lengthy, 1945 publication is filled with crisp, black-and-white photos, several of which we have seen in colorized versions on menu covers. The text tells more than anyone except a bored railway traveler would want to know about the many towns and sights between Vancouver and Calgary. We’ve previously seen publications of this title from as early as 1928 and as late as 1947; the Chung collection has one from 1926.

Click image to download an 20.5-MB PDF of this 68-page booklet.

Many U.S. railroads gave passengers “along-the-way” booklets for free, but Canadian Pacific asked passengers to pay 25 cents (about US$3.20 today) for this one. For the cost, purchasers received a publication printed on better paper, with stiffer covers and clearer photos than the publications given out by railroads south of the border. Still, since much of the publication promotes CP hotels and destinations, it seems amazing that the company would ask people to pay to read such advertisements.


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