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
This packet of sixteen color photos is dated 1943. Photos include three Southern Pacific trains: the Coast Daylight, San Joaquin Daylight, and City of San Francisco (with the Union Pacific and Chicago & North Western logos airbrushed away from the … Continue reading
This 1939 brochure briefly mentions the Golden Gate, a Santa Fe streamlined train that connected Oakland with Bakersfield (with continuing bus service to Los Angeles), which had entered service the year before. It also briefly mentions the Golden Gate International … Continue reading
Eleven years have passed since the Great Northern issued yesterday’s photo booklet of Glacier Park, and what a difference a decade makes. In contrast to the clear but colorless photos in the 1938 publication, the photos in this 1949 booklet … Continue reading
This booklet is full of enticing photos of Glacier National Park. There are only two photos of the Empire Builder and one of the station at East Glacier, all on page 2. The rest show scenes tourists in 1938 were … Continue reading
This 1937 brochure was pitched to people wanting to relocate. It promises “farms for many” in a region with an “unrivaled future.” It lists livestock and crop production in terms of volumes and value, though the numbers are rather meaningless … Continue reading
