This brochure offers four “suggested itineraries” for unescorted tours to Glacier Park, the Pacific Northwest, the Canadian Rockies, and/or California. The brochure unfolds to present eight panels of roughly 8″ by 9″; each tour gets two panels except the California … Continue reading
This is one of a series what I call “tiny brochures.” Postcard-sized when folded up, this one unfolds to slightly larger than 8-1/2×11 (some unfold to 5-1/2×21). Click image to download a 1.6-MB PDF of this brochure. Satchidanandan, Anitha Thampi … Continue reading
This map shows rail lines all over the country, with emphasis on the Great Northern, Burlington, and SP&S, as well as the locations of “off-line Great Northern traffic offices.” Most of these office locations make sense–New York, Boston, Washington, etc.–but … Continue reading
This four-page brochure briefly describes thirty different tours ranging from one day (meaning overnight) to ten nights long. The tours rely mainly on motor coaches; those who preferred to take horseback rides through the park would have to find other … Continue reading
The Great Northern didn’t invent the slogan, “See America First,” but it probably used it more than any other travel company. The bright yellow, red, and blue colors in this brochure encourage people to take the Empire Builder to Glacier … Continue reading
We’ve seen this brochure before, only it was blue and advertised Union Pacific trains instead of Great Northern. The brochure was actually designed by the Alaska Steamship Company and co-distributed by Union Pacific, Great Northern, and possibly other railroads. Click … Continue reading
The United States had entered World War II by the time yesterday’s issue of West came out, but the editors of that issue didn’t know that when they were putting it together. They certainly knew by July, 1942, when this … Continue reading
Here’s another issue of West without a cover date, but it does have a date of “1-1-42” in tiny print on the back cover. The interior pages include the Sunset Route north of the border, including the Alamo, New Orleans, … Continue reading
This issue of West features California’s coast between San Francisco and San Diego. Special emphasis is given to Monterey, with its “five superb golf courses,” and Santa Barbara. Monterey has at least 20 golf courses today, some of which are … Continue reading
This edition of West is undated and offers few clues about its date. The back cover photo is identical to the front cover photo of a 1940 issue, which seems tacky but also hints that some time must have passed. … Continue reading
