Railroad Postcards of Yellowstone
Railroad Postcards of Yellowstone

Author: Frank Ferris

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 146713435X

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The fastest way to travel long distances in the beginning of the 20th century was by railroad. Railroad companies competed to attract business and vacationing travellers by advertising in brochures and issuing postcards. The postcards included railroad logos and descriptions of Western adventures that travellers would experience by booking with a particular rail line. The Northern Pacific Railroad and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad have provided some of the most captivating images of the unique Yellowstone National Park (YNP) hydrologic, geologic, and geothermal features. The Union Pacific Railroad built the full-scale Old Faithful Lodge at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915; the National Park Service data show the YNP attendance more than doubled in that year. Both the Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Route provided high-quality postcards to promote their routes to visit YNP. The Burlington Route and Northern Pacific Railroad included American Indian-related postcards for diversity.

Railroad Postcards of Yellowstone
Railroad Postcards of Yellowstone

Author: Frank Ferris

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015-10-12

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1439653666

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The fastest way to travel long distances in the beginning of the 20th century was by railroad. Railroad companies competed to attract business and vacationing travellers by advertising in brochures and issuing postcards. The postcards included railroad logos and descriptions of Western adventures that travellers would experience by booking with a particular rail line. The Northern Pacific Railroad and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad have provided some of the most captivating images of the unique Yellowstone National Park (YNP) hydrologic, geologic, and geothermal features. The Union Pacific Railroad built the full-scale Old Faithful Lodge at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915; the National Park Service data show the YNP attendance more than doubled in that year. Both the Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Route provided high-quality postcards to promote their routes to visit YNP. The Burlington Route and Northern Pacific Railroad included American Indian-related postcards for diversity.

Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park

Author: Lee H. Whittlesey

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738548494

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Yellowstone National Park is one of the earth's most famous places. Established in 1872 as the world's first national park, it has preserved remarkable natural wonders like Old Faithful Geyser and cultural icons such as Old Faithful Inn. For centuries, it was home to the Shoshone, Crow, Bannock, Blackfeet, and other Indian tribes, but these groups were banished in the 1870s by park promoters who feared that tourists would not visit if American Indians lived there. Almost immediately after its establishment, Yellowstone became the primary destination for tourist travel to the American West following the Civil War. By 1900, it was a vast tourist success, and today it is both a world biosphere preserve and a world heritage site.

Yellowstone National Park Adult Coloring Book
Yellowstone National Park Adult Coloring Book

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Publisher: W.W. West, an imprint of Farcountry Press

Published: 2016-04-05

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 0975896040

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"Look up and down and round about you! A thousand Yellowstone Wonders are calling." -John Muir. America's first national park is truly nature's wonderland. Award-winning illustrator Dave Ember has captured the beauty and majesty of Yellowstone in intricate, mystical coloring designs of geysers, hot springs, and wildlife. Artists will love adding their imaginative touch to Old Faithful Geyser, Morning Glory Pool, trumpeter swans, Tower Fall, wolves, and the iconic bison. The book includes interpretive text and extra-heavy, perforated paper for coloring eight postcards and four bookmarks to share with family and friends.

Yellowstone Collectibles
Yellowstone Collectibles

Author: Michael H. Francis

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-12-12

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1493083988

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This book is about the myriad of Yellowstone National Park collectibles and souvenirs, from 19th-century horseshoes dipped in the park’s thermal springs to contemporary books and artwork. Included are exquisite hand-painted Limoges porcelain, historic sand-bottle curios, stagecoach and railroad paraphernalia, rare books, photographs, jewelry, store-bought souvenirs, toys, dinnerware, employee items, paintings, postcards, brochures, keys, spoons, clothing, knickknacks, and more. The book highlights nearly 600 items. Each item is displayed in an exhibition-quality color photograph that shows true colors and details. Moreover, the descriptive text was written by 14 experts in their respective collecting fields, and all text was peer reviewed for accuracy. The text explains the numerous types of collectibles, their features and characteristics, their abundance or rarity, and their importance. For collectors, this book is a valuable guide and reference. For fans of the park, this book shows a new way of appreciating Wonderland and may inspire a Yellowstone collection of their own, because these collectibles reveal reams of park history—history that you can hold in your hand.

Trains of Discovery
Trains of Discovery

Author: Alfred Runte

Publisher: Roberts Rinehart

Published: 2011-07-16

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1570984387

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A thoroughly revised and expanded successor to Alfred Runte’s Trains of Discovery: Western Railroads and the National Parks, the new edition now includes protected landscapes and historical sites east of the Mississippi made possible or influenced by railroads: the Hudson River Valley; Delaware Water Gap; Harpers Ferry; Indiana Dunes; Gettysburg; Steamtown; and Shenandoah, Great Smoky Mountains, and Acadia National Parks. Illustrated with paintings, posters, photographs, and artifacts from major libraries and public archives, as well as America’s railroads and the author’s private collection, this book is a sight to behold as well as a wonderful, nostalgic armchair read.

The Classic Western American Railroad Routes
The Classic Western American Railroad Routes

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Publisher: Chartwell Books

Published: 2010-02-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780785825739

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In 1869 the east and west coasts of the USA were at last linked by rail, launching what is now known as the “golden age of the railroad.” Within twenty years several other major transcontinental routes had been opened, and the railroad companies who had invested millions of dollars need to attract both freight and passengers. To celebrate these pioneering routes, the railroad companies, enterprising publishers and even the United States Geological Service, produced a large quantity of colorful literature, including souvenir books, foldout postcards and illustrated maps. This exciting volume, packed with rare railroadiana and expertly-written text, brings those wonderful days back to life!

The Railroad at Pocatello
The Railroad at Pocatello

Author: Thornton Waite

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0738576174

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Pocatello was founded as a station on the narrow-gauge Utah and Northern Railway in 1878, and it has been a railroad town ever since. Passenger and freight trains arrived and departed in all four directions of the compass, 24 hours a day. The Union Pacific also built extensive shops at Pocatello, where railroad equipment was serviced, maintained, and repaired. In addition, refrigerator cars were iced from a large icehouse, and railroad ties were treated with preservative at a tie plant. The advent of the automobile, improved roads, new technologies, and the introduction of the diesel-electric locomotives all combined to change the railroad industry, affecting Pocatello in many ways. Passenger trains were discontinued, the steam-locomotive-servicing facilities were closed, and shop buildings were torn down. However, the railroad in Pocatello remains a vital part of the local scene today, with freight trains continuing to run through the city day and night.

See America First
See America First

Author: Marguerite Shaffer

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution

Published: 2013-08-06

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 1588343855

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In See America First, Marguerite Shaffer chronicles the birth of modern American tourism between 1880 and 1940, linking tourism to the simultaneous growth of national transportation systems, print media, a national market, and a middle class with money and time to spend on leisure. Focusing on the See America First slogan and idea employed at different times by railroads, guidebook publishers, Western boosters, and Good Roads advocates, she describes both the modern marketing strategies used to promote tourism and the messages of patriotism and loyalty embedded in the tourist experience. She shows how tourists as consumers participated in the search for a national identity that could assuage their anxieties about American society and culture. Generously illustrated with images from advertisements, guidebooks, and travelogues, See America First demonstrates that the promotion of tourist landscapes and the consumption of tourist experiences were central to the development of an American identity.

Yellowstone Trivia
Yellowstone Trivia

Author: Janet Spencer

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-03-21

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1493080547

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The most incredible, unbelievable, wild, weird, fun, fascinating, and true facts about Yellowstone National Park. This fun-filled, fact-filled trivial extravaganza will keep you laughing, keep you learning, and keep you guessing. Trivia Queen Janet Spencer scoured libraries, archives, and museums for the oddest and most obscure figures, facts, and fascination she could find. The perfect campfire companion! Use the book to play a homemade version of Trivial PursuitTM. Keep a copy in your glovebox, or put it in your bathroom!