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Chicago & North Western Railway 1914 California -Overland Ltd -C&NW 10M -EXC

$ 7.12

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Year: 1914
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    You are bidding on a Chicago & North Western Railway booklet promoting travel to California.
    Here you’ll find forty pages of information about what it costs to live in California; hotels in California; climate; medicinal springs; camping out; outdoor sports; the small ranch and its opportunities; San Francisco; the Sacramento Valley; Yosemite and the Big Trees; Santa Catalina; and more.
    There’s also
    a preview of the 1915 Panama-Pacific and Panama-California Expositions
    .
    Three pages discuss how to reach California via the C&NW’s California passenger service . . .
    The
    Overland Limited
    ,
    The San Francisco Limited
    ,
    The California Mail
    , and
    The
    Los Angeles Limited
    .
    Vintage black & white photographs illustrate the information.
    An
    8½” x 12”
    map attached to the inside rear cover
    shows the rail lines in 1909 California
    .
    Only 10,000 copies
    of this booklet were printed in November, 1914.
    The booklet shows light soil and wear and two pages show a little underlining.
    Otherwise, this item is in excellent condition.
    Buyer pays .50 shipping in the U.S. . . . and check out my other eBay railroad auction items.
    Thanks for looking!
    Praise God!