This booklet says that California can be “reached quickly and with all the comforts of travel by the Chicago, Union Pacific & North Western Line,” which was the name of the tour company owned by the two railroads. The booklet … Continue reading
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Union Pacific’s escorted tour booklets in the 1930s and 1950s are so beautiful they are almost works of art. But in the 1960s these booklets became almost boring. We’ve seen booklets like this one for 1962, 1964, and 1968, and … Continue reading
This booklet is like many others in various railroads’ dude ranch booklets: a few pages describing the pleasures of dude ranches followed by many pages offering information about individual ranches. This particular booklet lists 58 different ranches in six states. … Continue reading
Here’s a Union Pacific booklet dating from 1917. Unfortunately, it is missing the four center pages and someone ripped out half of pages 45 and 46. What’s left is 32 pages of very nice nearly-full photos with brief descriptions, plus … Continue reading
Issued by the Burlington Route in 1898, this booklet is in great shape for being more than 120 years old. It includes ten full-page photos and fourteen smaller photos or woodcuts. But most of it is text written by James … Continue reading
This booklet illustrates Glacier with a combination of color and black-and-white photos plus a centerfold map. The first several pages are devoted to the hotels — Glacier, Many Glacier, and Prince of Wales — followed by a section on tours … Continue reading
The West Coast has a “wonderful climate” and “gorgeous scenery.” But this 1934 booklet exaggerates more than a little when it says that people in Seattle “pick roses, play golf the year round.” That might be a little more accurate … Continue reading
In 1933, the Park Service opened the Going-to-the-Sun Road, providing a scenic route through Glacier National Park. This booklet advertises this as the “new Logan Pass detour,” allowing people to get off at East Glacier or Belton, take a bus … Continue reading
“There is one trip that not only transports you far from everyday work, cares and surroundings . . . it takes you back more than two centuries to the early days of the American Colonies,” says this booklet. “You set … Continue reading
“Just let the Chesapeake & Ohio whisk you to Washington–and overnight you become a different person,” predicts this booklet. “You find yourself an ambassador without portfolio on an important mission of fun at the world’s most beautiful Capital.” At 40 … Continue reading