This brochure was apparently aimed at Minnesotans and Wisconsinites, as it included schedules and fares for taking one of the Twin Cities Zephyrs from the Twin Cities to Chicago, and then the Denver Zephyr to Colorado or California Zephyr to … Continue reading
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This brochure describes an 8-day (really, 7-day) tour from Chicago to Colorado. Two nights are spent aboard the Denver Zephyr, two nights in Rocky Mountain National Park, and three nights in Colorado Springs. This was an “independent tour” rather than … Continue reading
I call this a brochure, but it is probably really intended for use as a poster. It folds into eight panels like many brochures, but it is printed only on one side, like a poster. Sometimes, the passage that carries … Continue reading
Burlington offered Chicago residents three one- and two-day tours every weekend during the summer of 1964. One tour went 239 miles up the Mississippi River on the Twin Zephyrs to Prairie du Chien, where passengers had about 6-1/2 hours to … Continue reading
This six-panel brochure describes the escorted tour available to California during the 1965 tourist season. After leaving Chicago on the City of Los Angeles, the nineteen-day tour includes bus trips to Hoover Dam, Disneyland, and Beverly Hills and a train … Continue reading
This eight-panel brochure is the same size as the 1952 Summer Tours brochure but aimed at people who aren’t interested in escorted tours. One entire side of the brochure is devoted to a map of “the Union Pacific West” (which … Continue reading
This brochure with its colorful Yellowstone bears dates from 1953, the same as yesterday’s similarly formatted Colorado brochure. The color ends on the cover: inside are just two black-and-white photos, one of Yellowstone and one of Grand Teton Park, while … Continue reading
This four-page, 8-1/2″x11″ brochure briefly summarizes the information found in the Colorado booklets of the period. In addition to the cover photo, there are three black-and-white photos of scenery on the inside and three black-and-white photos of UP train interiors … Continue reading
This eight-panel brochure briefly describes each of the nine escorted tours that are detailed in the 1952 Summer Tours booklet. One panel includes a clip-out coupon people can use to order a FREE! copy of “this colorful vacation guide book,” … Continue reading
This 1931 booklet summarizes the embossed-cover travel guides presented in the last several weeks. It includes five pages on Zion/Bryce/Grand Canyon, four each on Yellowstone and California, and three each on Colorado and the Pacific Northwest. Though only 6″x9″ instead … Continue reading