These two postcards were printed for Northern Pacific by the H.S. Crocker Company , then of Chicago. Crocker dates back to 1856, when it started a print shop in Sacramento. The company still exists but now makes and prints lids and labels for food products and pharmaceuticals.
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The first card shows two of the distinctive features of the post-1955 North Coast Limited: the dome car and the on-board stewardess. From the stewardess’ hairstyle, I’d date this card to the late 1950s. By 1966, the hairstyle worn by stewardesses in NP publicity photos were very different. Continue reading