YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

Yellowstone National Park Brochure

Washington, D. C.: Department of the Interior, 1950. Brochure. B&W Illustrations; This is a brochure / map in a single sheet, folded in half and then folded five times to make the brochure. The brochure is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The brochure pages are clean and bright and the edges are crisp and unmarred. Laid-in is a smallish rectangular reminder broadsheet with an image of a bear and a notice that bears are WILD animals. This broadsheet is also in Near Fine condition.. Near Fine .

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Book number: 48630

Catalogue: National Parks

Keywords: National Parks Yellowstone National Park Department Of The Interior Yellowstone Park Map

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY

Enchanting Glacier National Park in the Montana Rockies Travel in Comfort - Glacier National Park - Waterton Lakes Park - Nearby Parks in Canadian Rockies By the Way of the Oriental Limited

St. Paul, MN: Great Northern Railway, 1948. Pamphlet. This is a tri-fold, oversized pamphlet that unfolds into a poster. (approx.30" x 22"). This pamphlet is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The edges of the pamphlet have wear, nicking, and small chips. Some portions of the paper have wrinkling / rippling. The pamphlet Is touting the Great Northern's Glacier Park Train and travel packages. "After the park was well established and visitors began to rely more on automobiles, work was begun on the 53-mile (85 km) long Going-to-the-Sun Road, completed in 1932. Also known simply as the Sun Road, the road bisects the park and is the only route that ventures deep into the park, going over the Continental Divide at Logan Pass, 6,646 ft (2,026 m) at the midway point. The Sun Road is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 1985 was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. Another route, along the southern boundary between the park and National Forests, is US Route 2, which crosses the Continental Divide at Marias Pass and connects the towns of West Glacier and East Glacier. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) , a New Deal relief agency for young men, played a major role between 1933 and 1942 in developing both Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park. CCC projects included reforestation, campground development, trail construction, fire hazard reduction, and fire-fighting work. The increase in motor vehicle traffic through the park during the 1930s resulted in the construction of new concession facilities at Swiftcurrent and Rising Sun, both designed for automobile-based tourism. These early auto camps are now also listed on the National Register. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 46273

Catalogue: National Parks

Keywords: National Parks Great Northern Railway Railroads Sightseeing Tours Glacier National Park Montana Oriental Limited Railway

UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM (UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD)

Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks, Kaibab National Forest

Omaha, NE: Union Pacific System, 1928. Trade Edition. Stapled wraps. B&W and Color Illustrations; This is an oversized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some fading and spots of discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. This booklet includes both black and white and full color illustrations. There is a two page (one full page) map, including car and bus routes at the center of the booklet. "In 1909, President William Howard Taft named the area Mukuntuweap National Monument in order to protect the canyon. In 1918, the acting director of the newly created National Park Service, Horace Albright, drafted a proposal to enlarge the existing monument and change the park's name to Zion National Monument, Zion being a term used by the Mormons. According to historian Hal Rothman: "The name change played to a prevalent bias of the time. Many believed that Spanish and Indian names would deter visitors who, if they could not pronounce the name of a place, might not bother to visit it. The new name, Zion, had greater appeal to an ethnocentric audience." On November 19, 1919, Congress redesignated the monument as Zion National Park, and the act was signed by President Woodrow Wilson. The Kolob section was proclaimed a separate Zion National Monument in 1937, but was incorporated into the national park in 1956." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 46231

Catalogue: National Parks

Keywords: National Parks Union Pacific System Union Pacific Railroad Western Americana Grand Canyon Zion National Park Tourism