We’ve seen a booklet like this before, with a cover illustration by John Segesman and text by Frederick Niven. When I presented the other booklet, I noted that the White Pass Route issued several such booklets over the years, probably in the 1930s, and included several covers by Segesman. I specifically said I thought this one was a later booklet because of its more modern, semi-abstract style.
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Now that I have a copy of this booklet, I’ve changed my mind. The other booklet has seven or eight other color paintings by Segesman that must have been costly to reproduce, while this one only has the cover painting. So I suspect this was the earlier one and the editions with more color interiors came out as print costs declined and/or the economy recovered from the Depression. Continue reading