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Description
Photograph of a Southern Pacific advertisement for their Golden State Limited train, [s.d.]. A drawing of men and women seated under a canopy on a non-enclosed railway car can be seen at center. The back of a cowboy riding a horse can be seen in the foreground. Photonegative sleeve reads, "S.P. Lord Thomas J. Logan. Printed". Advertisement reads, "Serving Directly Arizona's Gay Guest Ranchers. 'Golden State Limited.' Chicago -- Kansas City -- Los Angeles -- San Diego. Straight across the Spanish--American Southwest. No train to Southern California faster or finer. Through sleepers to Apache Trail highway, Phoenix desert resorts and Santa Barbara. Only Southern Pacific offers choice of four routes to and from California. See the whole Pacific Coast. Go one way, return another, on 'Golden State Limited', 'Sunset Limited', 'San Francisco Overland Limited', or 'The Cascade'. Southern Pacific. Four Great Routes. Write your name and address below, tear off and mail it to E.W. Clapp, traffic manager, 310 S. Michigan Boulevard, Chicago, for illustrated book with animated maps, 'How Best to See the Pacific Coast' and 'Golden State Limited'".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 18 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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