The front of this brochure features eighteen photos of sights along the Great Northern from St. Paul to Seattle. Instead of a full-spread map, the map on the back covers only about a third of the page with the rest … Continue reading
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The Great Northern published many “aeroplane maps” of Glacier National Park over the years, and David Rumsey has several in his collection. The one I’ve presented here before is undated but is from sometime after 1927 (when the Prince of … Continue reading
In 1900, James J. Hill negotiated the purchase of nearly all of the stock of the Burlington Route, half of which was held by the Great Northern and half by the Northern Pacific. This created the co-marketing opportunities for the … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe today when Disney is the leading studio in Hollywood, but a continuing theme for most of Walt Disney’s life was a shortage of funds to accomplish his dreams, even though most of them ended up being … Continue reading
Driven by the Depression, Santa Fe dropped its one-way fare between Chicago and California to just $40 in the summer of 1932. Fares from St. Louis and New Orleans to California were even lower, just $36.50. These compare with $90.30 … Continue reading
Like Florida, California was once considered a winter tourist destination, so winter fares were higher than in the summer. This brochure lists “Xcursion” round-trip fares from points in the Midwest and East to various cities in California and New Mexico, … Continue reading
We’ve previously seen a 1926 brochure with this title. Today, we have two more, one from 1930 and one from 1932. The fronts of all three brochures are nearly identical, though a few names and addresses on Santa Fe’s list … Continue reading
The great era of railroad construction was almost over when this map was published. The map shows the Burlington Route as being almost completely built out. The main additional construction was a line from Kirby (near Cody) through Wind River … Continue reading
Biloxi, Mississippi; New Orleans; Mobile, Alabama; and Pensacola, Florida are familiar names among the Gulf Coast resort towns advertised in this brochure. But some are not so familiar, including De Funiak Springs, Florida; Evergreen, Alabama; Ocean Springs, Mississippi; and Harrogate, … Continue reading
In 1871, Kentucky Congressman J. Proctor Knott gave a humorous speech on the floor of the House of Representatives ridiculing the idea of giving land grants to western railroads. He focused on Duluth, which at the time had about 3,000 … Continue reading