Rock Island advertising claimed Colorado skies were turquoise, which doesn’t seem right to me. A bit more realistic is Missouri Pacific’s claim that San Antonio skies are sapphire blue. However, the interior pages are printed in sepia tones with a yellowish-brown trip, and even the color cover shows the sky to be a pale aqua color, so potential visitors to San Antonio had to rely on their imaginations to see sapphire skies.
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The booklet contains photos of many San Antonio landmarks, including the Alamo, Brackenridge Park, and Mission San Jose. It also shows the Missouri Pacific depot, which looks much larger and more elaborate than the Southern Pacific depot that is currently used by Amtrak. The MP depot still exists in a restored condition and is apparently used as a bank. Continue reading