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The photo of Mount Hood on the September page of the 1953 calendar was also used on a menu cover as well as on the October 1959 calendar. Otherwise, the photos on this calendar weren’t used, so far as I … Continue reading
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At least four of the photographs on the 1952 calendar were used on menus, and the October photo of Lake Marie in Wyoming was also repeated in the 1955 calendar. The calendar contains some other clichés: Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, … Continue reading
The 1951 calendar opens with a much more elaborate Willmarth map than the one shown on the 1946 edition. Inside are many interesting pictures, but only one, so far as I know, was used on a menu. Click image to … Continue reading
In sharp contrast with the 1949 calendar, which had only one photo that I know was also used on a menu cover, all but three of the photos on the 1950 calendar were shared with menus. Two of the photos … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
I don’t have the 1947 calendar, so here is the 1948 edition. In either 1947 or 1948, Union Pacific graduated from the twelve pages used in the earlier calendars to a full sixteen pages. In addition to the twelve calendar … Continue reading
The 1946 calendar continues with the Your American theme but uses the Willmarth paintings in place of photographs. Union Pacific commissioned one painting for each of the eleven states the railroad served plus a national map, making one for each … Continue reading
UP’s 1945 calendar emphasizes the “Your America” campaign that was the theme of a UP-sponsored radio show broadcast on 123 stations nationwide starting in 1945. About half the photos in this calendar show national parks and other scenes that would … Continue reading
For 1944, Union Pacific replaced comb binding with printing calendars, four to a page, on 46-inch-long sheets of paper. This meant calendars would have to be either twelve or sixteen pages. For 1944, UP elected to go with twelve, meaning … Continue reading
Unfortunately, I am missing the 1941 and 1942 calendars, so the next one is for 1943. This calendar was printed on seven comb-bound sheets, allowing for all twelve months plus December 1942 on the front cover and photo descriptions on … Continue reading